Kruisweg

Dutch

Etymology

• (Groningen) Attested as KRUISWEG (DE) in 1845. Derived from kruisweg (“crossroads”). The settlement was named for its location next to a crossroads. See also Dutch Low Saxon Kroesweeg.
• (Zuid-Holland) Attested as KRUISWEG (AAN-DEN-) in 1845. Derived from kruisweg (“crossroads”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrœy̯s.ʋɛx/
• Hyphenation: Kruis‧weg

Proper noun

Kruisweg n

1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Lansingerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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