Korrewegwijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Curren wech and Curren hoff in 1503. Compound of Curre (a personal name), weg (“way, road”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood is named after a road running through it. Compare Cornjum, Korhorn and Kornhorn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.rə.ʋɛxˌʋɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Kor‧re‧weg‧wijk

Proper noun

Korrewegwijk n

A neighbourhood of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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