Kootwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as coetwijc in 1333. Compound of dialectal koot (standard Dutch kot (“cottage”)) and wijk (“settlement”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkoːt.ʋɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Koot‧wijk

Proper noun

Kootwijk n

A village in Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Kootwijker
Kootwijks
Kootwijkerbroek
Radio Kootwijk

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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