Westerwijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as wystreuuic around 1147. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oisterwijk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧wijk
Proper noun
Westerwijk n
- A hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN