Slikkerveer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as slykerveerstal and slyckerveerstal in 1423 and 1424. Compound of the toponym *Slijk (derived from Middle Dutch slyc (“mud, sludge”)) and veerstal (“ferry”), later reduced to veer (“ferry”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Slik‧ker‧veer

Proper noun edit

Slikkerveer n

A village in Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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