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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as oude rewijc in 1295-1297. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and the toponym Reeuwijk, a compound of Middle Dutch ree (“alignment, boundary line, boundary ditch”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”) or wic (“inlet, side channel”). Named after a set of polders.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Oud-‧Reeu‧wijk
Proper noun
Oud-Reeuwijk n
- A hamlet in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oud-reeuwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN