Andijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Andoik (West Frisian), Andik (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as alhier onder de dijk in 1667. Likely derived from aandijk (“small levee located at the outer foot of a marine or river levee”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: An‧dijk

Proper noun

Andijk n

1. a village and former municipality of Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Andijker
• Andijks

References

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