Hooge Wijst

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as die wyst in 1498. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and dialectal wijst (“humid strip of land, subterranean current used as a tow canal when it surfaces”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lage Wijst.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈʋɛi̯st/
  • Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge Wijst
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯st

Proper noun

Hooge Wijst n

  1. a hamlet in Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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