Wijckel
Dutch
Etymology
First attested with certainty as wijckel in 1412. Borrowed from West Frisian Wikel, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Wike (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.kəl/
- Hyphenation: Wij‧ckel
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯kəl
Proper noun
Wijckel n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN