Zijdewind
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- 't Zaidewind (West Frisian)
Etymology edit
First attested as nuwe nyedorper zydwijnde in 1421. Derived from Middle Dutch sidewende (“sideways levee, rear embankment”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Zij‧de‧wind
Proper noun edit
Zijdewind n
- A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.