Bilwijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as bilwijc in 1307. Compound of Middle Dutch bil (“rounded elevated place”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”) or wyc (“inlet, side channel”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Bil‧wijk

Proper noun edit

Bilwijk n

A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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