Radewijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rodewijc around 1300. Compound of Middle Dutch rade (“land cleared of trees”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈraː.dəˌʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Ra‧de‧wijk

Proper noun

Radewijk n

  1. A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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