Hengstdijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as hencsdic in 1161. Compound of Old Dutch Henge (“a personal name”) and dijk (“levee”). The first element is not hengst (“stallion”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛŋst.dɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Hengst‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Hengstdijk n

A village and former municipality of Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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