Diefdijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Both sections of the hamlet are attested asdiifwech and diefwech in 1284. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch dief (“thief”) and wech (“way, road”), referring here to a road which cost a lot of money to maintain. Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdif.dɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Dief‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Diefdijk n

A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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