Oosterwijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drenthe) Attested as Oosterwijk in 1851-1855. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and the toponym de Wijk. See also Dutch Low Saxon Oosterwiek.
• (Gelderland) Attested as Oosterwijk in 1649. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and wijk (“settlement, village”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Oosterwiek.
• (Utrecht) First attested as oesterwijc in 1395-1396. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern, east-”) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
• (Noord-Holland) First attested as wyc in 1366. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and a short form of the toponym Beverwijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌʋɛi̯k/

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• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧wijk
• Homophone: Oisterwijk

Proper noun

Oosterwijk n

1. A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands
4. A neighbourhood of Beverwijk, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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