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Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
First attested as spierdijck in 1365. Compound of Middle Dutch spier (“long, tough rhizome of a rush”) and dyc (“levee”). Compare Stoppeldijk.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Spierdijk n
- A village in Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
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References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “spierdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN