Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as beuorhem in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch bevur (beaver, Castor fiber) and wīk (farmstead, village, settlement).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌbeː.vərˈʋɛi̯k/
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  • Hyphenation: Be‧ver‧wijk
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun edit

Beverwijk n

  1. A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
    Meronym: Wijk aan Zee

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “beverwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN