Wijzend
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Attested as Wijsent in 1639. Derived from dialectal wijzend (“watercourse, levee, quay or road next to a watercourse”). Named after a nearby levee. Compare Binnenwijzend, Oosterwijzend, Westerwijzend and Wijster.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Wij‧zend
Proper noun edit
Wijzend n
- A hamlet in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.