Zijdewind

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • 't Zaidewind (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as nuwe nyedorper zydwijnde in 1421. Derived from Middle Dutch sidewende (“sideways levee, rear embankment”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Zij‧de‧wind

Proper noun

Zijdewind n

  1. a village in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Zijdewinder

References

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