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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as de Hel in 1747. Compound of hel (“hell”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Named after the De Hel Fortress. The French troops which occupied it in 1811 translated its name to enfer (“hell”), and the name was translated back to Dutch for the settlement that sprung up around it.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.ʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Hel‧wijk
Proper noun
Helwijk n
- A village in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: Kiekendonk (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN