Stompwijk

Dutch edit

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Stompwijk

Etymology edit

First attested as die wijc in 1281-1284. Compound of Middle Dutch stomp (“blunt, obtuse”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”) or wyc (“inlet, side channel”). The element stomp may refer to a watercourse bending at an obtuse angle or an obtusely shaped piece of land.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈstɔmp.ʋɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Stomp‧wijk

Proper noun edit

Stompwijk n

A village and former municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Gaandrië (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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