Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as werendike in 1235. Compound of Old Dutch Werin (a personal name) and dijk (levee).

See also Zealandic Werendieke.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌʋeː.rə(n)ˈdɛi̯.kə/
  • Hyphenation: We‧ren‧dij‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Proper noun edit

Werendijke n

  1. A hamlet in Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

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