Twisk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as twisca around 1243-1245. Derived from Old Frisian twisk (“between, on the boundary”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Twisk

Proper noun

Twisk n

  1. a village and former municipality of Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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