De Meije

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as mi in 1119. Derived from the hydronym Meije, which potentially derives in turn from Proto-Germanic *mîgô (“urine”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *ja-. Compare Mijdrecht, Mijnden, Oostmijzen, Misson and Mite.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: De Meije

Proper noun edit

De Meije n

A village in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Mijzijde

References edit

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