Bilwijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bilwijc in 1307. Compound of Middle Dutch bil (“rounded elevated place”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”) or wyc (“inlet, side channel”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bil‧wijk
Proper noun
Bilwijk n
- A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “bilwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN