Heeswijk

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • (Bernheze) Potentially attested as essuic in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as hesewich in 1196. Compound of Old Dutch hese (“brushwood”) and wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Currently part of the twin village of Heeswijk-Dinther.
  • (Land van Cuijk) Attested as Heeswijk in 1838-1857. Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
  • (Utrecht) First attested as hesewic and hesewik in 1204. Compound of Old Dutch hese (“brushwood”) and wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeːs.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Hees‧wijk

Proper noun

Heeswijk n

  1. A village and former municipality of Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. A hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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