Wijk aan Zee

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wijc op die zee in 1343. Derived from Middle Dutch wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”), aan (“on”) and zee (“sea”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Wijk aan Zee

Proper noun

Wijk aan Zee n

  1. a village in Beverwijk, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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