Oosterwijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Drenthe) Attested as Oosterwijk in 1851-1855. Compound of ooster- (“eastern, east-”) and the toponym de Wijk. See also Dutch Low Saxon Oosterwiek.
  • (Gelderland) Attested as Oosterwijk in 1649. Compound of ooster- (“eastern, east-”) and wijk (“settlement, village”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Oosterwiek.
  • (Utrecht) First attested as oesterwijc in 1395-1396. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern, east-”) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as wyc in 1366. Compound of ooster- (“eastern, east-”) and a short form of the toponym Beverwijk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌʋɛi̯k/
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  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧wijk
  • Homophone: Oisterwijk

Proper noun

Oosterwijk n

  1. a hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands
  4. a neighbourhood of Beverwijk, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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