Wijk aan Zee

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wijc op die zee in 1343. Derived from Middle Dutch wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”), aan (“on”) and zee (“sea”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Wijk aan Zee

Proper noun

Wijk aan Zee n

  1. A village in Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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