Oudwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aldewic in 1156. Compound of Old Dutch alt (“old”) and *wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). By surface analysis, oud +‎ wijk.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Oud‧wijk

Proper noun

Oudwijk n

  1. a neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Oudwijker
  • Oudwijks

References

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