Twisk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as twisca around 1243-1245. Derived from Old Frisian twisk (“between, on the boundary”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Twisk

Proper noun

Twisk n

1. A village and former municipality of Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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