Wijchen
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Wijchen
- A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
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- Wiechen (dialect spelling)
Etymology edit
First attested as wichine in 1155. Etymology unknown. Possibilities include a derivation from Proto-Germanic *wîh- (“sacred”) or *wîg- (“battle”). Compare Wehe and Wijhe.
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Wijchen n
- Wijchen (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).
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References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN