Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Leechdyck around 1660. Compound of lang (long) and dijk (levee). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: La‧ge‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Lagedijk n

  1. A hamlet in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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