Oosterwijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Drenthe) Attested as Oosterwijk in 1851-1855. Compound of ooster (eastern, east-) and the toponym de Wijk. See also Dutch Low Saxon Oosterwiek.
  • (Gelderland) Attested as Oosterwijk in 1649. Compound of ooster (eastern, east-) and wijk (settlement, village). See also Dutch Low Saxon Oosterwiek.
  • (Utrecht) First attested as oesterwijc in 1395-1396. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (eastern, east-) and wijc (farmstead, village, settlement).
  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as wyc in 1366. Compound of ooster (eastern, east-) and a short form of the toponym Beverwijk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌʋɛi̯k/
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  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧wijk
  • Homophone: Oisterwijk

Proper noun

Oosterwijk n

  1. A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands.
  3. A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
  4. A neighbourhood of Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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