Vreeswijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as fresionouuic in 918-948. Compound of the genetive plural form of Old Dutch Frieso (“Frisian”) and wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvreːs.ʋɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Vrees‧wijk

Proper noun edit

Vreeswijk n

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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