Visdonk

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Viezdonk (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as Visdonck in 1665. Compound of Middle Dutch visse (“polecat, Mustela putorius”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Compare Visberg.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvɪs.dɔŋk/
Hyphenation: Vis‧donk

Proper noun edit

Visdonk n

A hamlet in Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN