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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Iaauwers wijck in 1680. Originally a compound of the toponym Joure and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to jager (“hunter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjaː.ɣərsˌʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Ja‧gers‧wijk
Proper noun
Jagerswijk n
- A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN