Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Wijksloot in 1913. Compound of wijk (side canal in a turf extraction area) and sloot (ditch). Named after a nearby canal.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Wiek‧sloot

Proper noun edit

Wieksloot n

  1. A hamlet in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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