Vreekwijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as vrecwich in 1271. Compound of Medieval Latin frecus (“uncultivated land at the edge of a settlement”) or a term derived from it and wijk (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvreːk.ʋɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Vreek‧wijk

Proper noun edit

Vreekwijk n

A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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