Hooge Wijst

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as die wyst in 1498. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and dialectal wijst (“humid strip of land, subterranean current used as a tow canal when it surfaces”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lage Wijst.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈʋɛi̯st/
Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge Wijst
Rhymes: -ɛi̯st

Proper noun edit

Hooge Wijst n

A hamlet in Bernheze, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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