Schadijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as schaeddick in 1431. Derived from a contracted compound of Middle Dutch scade (“damage, disadvantage”) (here used in the sense "leser, smaller") and wijk (“village, settlement”). Compare Look, Meterik, Middelijk, Noordijk, Oostenrijk, Het Oostrik, Schadewijk, Schaijk, Westrik, De Zoeke, Zoeke and Zuuk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxaː.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Scha‧dijk

Proper noun

Schadijk n

  1. A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

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