Vreeswijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as fresionouuic in 918-948. Compound of the genetive plural form of Old Dutch Frieso (“Frisian”) and wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvreːs.ʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Vrees‧wijk
Proper noun
Vreeswijk n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Vreeswijker
- Vreeswijks
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “vreeswijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN