Friezenwijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Friezenwijk in 1936. Potentially a compound of the plural form of Fries (“inhabitant of Frisia, Frisian”) and wijk (“settlement, village”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfri.zə(n)ˌʋɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Frie‧zen‧wijk

Proper noun edit

Friezenwijk n

A hamlet in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN