Westerwijk

See also: Weſterwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wystreuuic around 1147. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oisterwijk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧wijk

Proper noun

Westerwijk n

  1. A hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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