Westerwijk
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See also: Weſterwijk
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as wystreuuic around 1147. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oisterwijk.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Westerwijk n
- A hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN