Beverwijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as beuorhem in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch bevur (“beaver, Castor fiber”) and wīk (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbeː.vərˈʋɛi̯k/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Be‧ver‧wijk
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯k
Proper noun
Beverwijk n
- A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
- Meronym: Wijk aan Zee
Derived terms
- Beverwijker
- Beverwijks
- Oosterwijk
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “beverwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN