Zwaagdijk-Oost

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as zuoechdyc in 1319. Compound of the toponym Zwaag, Middle Dutch dyc (“levee”) and oost (“east”). Named after a nearby levee. The element oost was added to distinguish the settlement from Zwaagdijk-West.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Zwaag‧dijk-‧Oost

Proper noun

Zwaagdijk-Oost n

A village in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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