Wijkersloot

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as wijckersloet in 1380. Compound of the toponym Wijk bij Duurstede and Middle Dutch sloot (“ditch”). Named after a nearby drainage ditch.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Wij‧ker‧sloot

Proper noun edit

Wijkersloot n

A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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