Zwaagdijk-West

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as zuoechdyc in 1319. Compound of the toponym Zwaag, Middle Dutch dyc (“levee”) and west (“west”). Named after a nearby levee. The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Zwaagdijk-Oost.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Zwaag‧dijk-‧West

Proper noun

Zwaagdijk-West n

A village in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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