Bilwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bilwijc in 1307. Compound of Middle Dutch bil (“rounded elevated place”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”) or wyc (“inlet, side channel”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bil‧wijk

Proper noun

Bilwijk n

1. A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bilwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN