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Dutch
Etymology
Both sections of the hamlet are attested asdiifwech and diefwech in 1284. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch dief (“thief”) and wech (“way, road”), referring here to a road which cost a lot of money to maintain. Named after a nearby levee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdif.dɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Dief‧dijk
Proper noun
Diefdijk n
- A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “diefdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN