Zieuwent

Dutch

Etymology

First attested with certainty as syewent in 1470. Likely derived from Middle Dutch sidewende (“levee that protects an allotment, secondary levee”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈziu̯.ənt/
Hyphenation: Zieuw‧ent

Proper noun

Zieuwent n

A village in Oost Gelre, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN