Visvliet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as visvleeth in 1476. Compound of vis (“fish”) and Middle Dutch vliet (“running watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪs.vlit/
• Hyphenation: Vis‧vliet

Proper noun

Visvliet n

1. A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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