Heeswijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Hézzik (Bernheze, dialect form)

Etymology

All from (a reflex of) Old Dutch *hēsi (“brushwood”) +‎ wijk.

  • (Bernheze) Potentially attested as essuic in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as hesewich in 1196. Currently part of the twin village of Heeswijk-Dinther.
  • (Land van Cuijk) Attested as Heeswijk in 1838-1857.
  • (Utrecht) First attested as hesewic and hesewik in 1204.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeːs.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Hees‧wijk

Proper noun

Heeswijk n

  1. a village and former municipality of Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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