Snijdelwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as snodelwiic and snedelwike in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch snodel (“poor sod, dummy”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Compare Knollemanshoek, Snel in Snel en Polanen and Snelleveld.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Snij‧del‧wijk

Proper noun

Snijdelwijk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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