Nigtevecht

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nichtevecht in 1280-1287. Compound of Old Dutch niftar (“behind, back”) and the hydronym Vecht.

Compare Niftrik.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Nig‧te‧vecht

Proper noun

Nigtevecht n

  1. a village and former municipality of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Nigtevechter
  • Nigtevechts

References

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