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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as iodichem in 918-948. Etymology uncertain. The toponym appears to be a compound of an unknown first element and the suffix Proto-Germanic *-ikja-. The element Old Dutch hēm (“home, settlement”) in the oldest attestation is a scribal insertion.
Compare Blerick, Bunnik, Cuijk, Geverik, Lopik, Maurik, Mook, Niftrik, Varik, Woezik and Fellerich.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Odijk n
- A village and former municipality of Bunnik, Utrecht, Netherlands
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References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “odijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN