Oud-Reeuwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as oude rewijc in 1295-1297. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and the toponym Reeuwijk, a compound of Middle Dutch ree (“alignment, boundary line, boundary ditch”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”) or wic (“inlet, side channel”). Named after a set of polders.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Oud-‧Reeu‧wijk

Proper noun

Oud-Reeuwijk n

1. A hamlet in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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