Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as mastwyck in 1217. Compound of Middle Dutch mast (beam, pole) or mast (pig feed) and wijc (farmstead, village, settlement).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Mast‧wijk

Proper noun

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Mastwijk n

  1. A hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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