Etymology
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Attested as Wijksloot in 1913. Compound of wijk (“side canal in a turf extraction area”) and sloot (“ditch”). Named after a nearby canal.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
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Wieksloot n
- A hamlet in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “wijksloot”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN