Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as Woldwijk in 1867. Compound of wold (marsh forest, swamp forest) and wijk (settlement).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔlt.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Wold‧wijck

Proper noun

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Woldwijck n

  1. A neighbourhood of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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