Wieksloot

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Wijksloot in 1913. Compound of wijk (“side canal in a turf extraction area”) and sloot (“ditch”). Named after a nearby canal.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wiek‧sloot

Proper noun

Wieksloot n

1. A hamlet in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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