Zwaagdijk-West
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as zuoechdyc in 1319. Compound of the toponym Zwaag, Middle Dutch dyc (“levee”) and west (“west”). Named after a nearby levee. The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Zwaagdijk-Oost.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Zwaag‧dijk-‧West
Proper noun
Zwaagdijk-West n
- A village in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “zwaagdijk-west”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN