Westerwijk
See also: Weſterwijk
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as wystreuuic around 1147. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oisterwijk.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Westerwijk n
- A hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN