Snijdelwijk
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as snodelwiic and snedelwike in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch snodel (“poor sod, dummy”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Compare Knollemanshoek, Snel in Snel en Polanen and Snelleveld.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Snij‧del‧wijk
Proper noun edit
Snijdelwijk n
- A neighbourhood of Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.