Wieksloot

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Wijksloot in 1913. Compound of wijk (“side canal in a turf extraction area”) and sloot (“ditch”). Named after a nearby canal.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Wiek‧sloot

Proper noun

Wieksloot n

  1. a hamlet in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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