Veldwijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Bronckhorst) First attested as veltwiick in 1312. Compound of veld (“field”) and wijk (“settlement, village”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Veldwiek.
• (Nunspeet) Compound of veld (“field”) and wijk (“settlement, village”).
• (Overijssel) Compound of veld (“field”) and wijk (“settlement, village”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛlt.ʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Veld‧wijk
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Veldwijk n

1. A hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Ermelo, Gelderland, Netherlands.
3. A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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