Wieldrecht
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as wildreht in 1187. Compound of Middle Dutch wiel (“kolk lake”) and drecht (“ferry, watercourse”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Wiel‧drecht
Proper noun
Wieldrecht n
- A hamlet and former municipality of Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “wieldrecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN