Witrijt

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Witrijt in 1596. Compound of wit (“white”) and rijt (“small watercourse”). The element wit refers to the sandy bed of the stream.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪt.rɛi̯t/
Hyphenation: Wit‧rijt

Proper noun edit

Witrijt n

A hamlet in Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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