Zandwijk

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Groningen) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as sandwic in 1233. Compound of zand (“sand”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
  • (Gelderland) First attested as in sandewihc in 893. Compound of Old Dutch sand (“sand”) and wic (“farmestead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɑnt.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Zand‧wijk

Proper noun

Zandwijk n

  1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  3. A neighbourhood and former village in Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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