Driewegen

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Borsele) First attested as ten Drienwegen in 1505. Derived from Middle Dutch driewech (“three-way intersection”).
  • (Terneuzen) Attested as Driewegen in 1838-1857. Derived from archaic drieweg (“three-way intersection”).

See also Zealandic Driewéh'n.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdriˌʋeː.ɣə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Drie‧we‧gen

Proper noun

Driewegen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Driewegenaar
  • Drieweegs

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “driewegen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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