Wijckel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested with certainty as wijckel in 1412. Borrowed from West Frisian Wikel, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Wike (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.kəl/
  • Hyphenation: Wij‧ckel
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kəl

Proper noun

Wijckel n

  1. a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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