Mijdrecht
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as midreth in 1085. Compound of the hydronym De Meije and Old Dutch dreht (“ferry, watercourse”).
Compare De Meije, Mijnden, Oostmijzen, Misson and Mite.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mijdrecht n
- A village and former municipality of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.