Krooswijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Krooswijk in 1866. Compound of kroos (“duckweed, Lemna sp.”) and wijk (“secondary canal”). Compare Crooswijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkroːs.ʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Kroos‧wijk
• Homophone: Crooswijk

Proper noun

Krooswijk n

1. A neighbourhood of Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN