Heystek

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans Heystek.

Proper noun

Heystek (plural Heysteks)

1. An Afrikaans surname.

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch Heijstek.

Proper noun

Heystek

1. a surname from Dutch.
   • 1986, Africana Notes and News‎^[1], volume 27, Africana Society, page 105:

     Joost Heystek was die oudste kind van Jan Heijstek en Johanna Elizabeth Roza en gebore op 2 Januarie 1847 te Giessen, Noord Brabant, Holland.

     Joost Heystek was the eldest child of Jan Heijstek and Johanna Elizabeth Roza and was born on 2 January 1847 in Giessen, Noord Brabant, Holland.

   • 2016, Johan Lubbe, Theodorus du Plessis, Suid-Afrikaanse Taalregtemonitor 2011 [South African Language Monitor 2011], UJ Press, →ISBN, page 36:

     Reeds 'n maand vroeër het 'n bekende finansiële diensteverskaffer, Magnus Heystek in 'n brief die besluit, sonder beduidende betrokkenheid deur die beroep …

     Already a month earlier, a well-known financial services provider, Magnus Heystek, in a letter decided, without significant involvement by the profession, …

Dutch

Etymology

The second sense is borrowed from Afrikaans Heystek.

Proper noun

Heystek

1. Alternative spelling of Heijstek.
2. an Afrikaans surname.