Woldwijck

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Woldwijk in 1867. Compound of wold (“marsh forest, swamp forest”) and wijk (“settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔlt.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Wold‧wijck

Proper noun

Woldwijck n

  1. A neighbourhood of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

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