Zijdewind
Dutch
Alternative forms
- 't Zaidewind (West Frisian)
Etymology
First attested as nuwe nyedorper zydwijnde in 1421. Derived from Middle Dutch sidewende (“sideways levee, rear embankment”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Zij‧de‧wind
Proper noun
Zijdewind n
- A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Zijdewinder
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “zijdewind”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN