Zederik

Dutch

Etymology

Both the neighbourhood and the former municipality are named after the river Zederik, a hydronym of unknown etymology. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ser (“stream, flow”) or a substantivation of Middle Dutch serich (“inflamed, festering”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Ze‧de‧rik

Proper noun

Zederik n

1. A neighbourhood of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
2. A former municipality of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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