Woensdrecht
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as wunsdrecht in 1249. Compound of an unclear first element and -drecht (“ferry, watercourse”), viz. The first element may be Old Dutch Wodo (“a personal name”), Old Dutch Wunno (“a personal name”) or Old Dutch Woden (“a personal name”).
It is not probable that the first element derives from Woen (“name of a deity, Odin”), as the names of pagan deities never appear in Dutch compounds with words such as -drecht or veer (compare English Wensley). Compare Woensel; also compare Barendrecht, Duivendrecht and Papendrecht.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWoensdrecht n
- A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: Wjeeldrecht (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Calfven, Eiland, Hondseind, Hoogerheide, Huijbergen, Korteven, Leemberg, Ossendrecht, Oude Stee, Overberg, Plaatsluis, Putte, Schoelieberg, 't Marktje, Zandfort
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands