Dijkwel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dicwale in 1264. Compound of dijk (“levee”) and Middle Dutch wael (“kolk lake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛi̯k.ʋɛl/
  • Hyphenation: Dijk‧wel
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kʋɛl

Proper noun

Dijkwel n

  1. a hamlet in Kapelle, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “dijkwel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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