Stompwijk

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Stompwijk n

1. A village and former municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Gaandrië (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Stompwijker
• Stompwijks

References

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