Slikkerveer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as slykerveerstal and slyckerveerstal in 1423 and 1424. Compound of the toponym *Slijk (derived from Middle Dutch slyc (“mud, sludge”)) and veerstal (“ferry”), later reduced to veer (“ferry”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Slik‧ker‧veer

Proper noun

Slikkerveer n

A village in Ridderkerk, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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