Kruisweg

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Groningen) Attested as KRUISWEG (DE) in 1845. Derived from kruisweg (“crossroads”). The settlement was named for its location next to a crossroads. See also Dutch Low Saxon Kroesweeg.
  • (Zuid-Holland) Attested as KRUISWEG (AAN-DEN-) in 1845. Derived from kruisweg (“crossroads”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrœy̯s.ʋɛx/
  • Hyphenation: Kruis‧weg

Proper noun

Kruisweg n

  1. a village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Lansingerland, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kruisweg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.