Ommelanderwijk
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as de Ommelander Wijk in 1781. Compound of the toponym Ommelanden and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”). The canal was dug by the Ommelander Compagnie in 1653.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ommelanderwijk n
- A village in Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN