Wijckel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested with certainty as wijckel in 1412. Borrowed from West Frisian Wikel, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Wike (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.kəl/
• Hyphenation: Wij‧ckel
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯kəl

Proper noun

Wijckel n

1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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