Driewegen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Borsele) First attested as ten Drienwegen in 1505. Derived from Middle Dutch driewech (“three-way intersection”).
• (Terneuzen) Attested as Driewegen in 1838-1857. Derived from archaic drieweg (“three-way intersection”).

See also Zealandic Driewéh'n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdriˌʋeː.ɣə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Drie‧we‧gen

Proper noun

Driewegen n

1. A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Driewegenaar
• Drieweegs

References

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