Snijdelwijk
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst 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
editSnijdelwijk n
- A neighbourhood of Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.