Koolwijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) Attested as die Coelwijck in 1556. Compound of kool (“cabbage, Brassica oleracea”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
• (Zuid-Holland) First attested as coelwyc in 1330. Compound of Middle Dutch coel (“cabbage, Brassica oleracea”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːl.ʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Kool‧wijk

Proper noun

Koolwijk n

1. A hamlet in Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Kleine Koolwijk

References

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