Wijkersloot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Middle Dutch wijckersloet in 1380. Univerbation of Wijker (“of or pertaining to Wijk bij Duurstede”) +‎ sloot (“ditch”). Named after a nearby drainage ditch.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wij‧ker‧sloot

Proper noun

Wijkersloot n

1. A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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