Indijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Friesland, village) First attested as indyck in 1449. Borrowed from West Frisian Yndyk, derived in turn from Old Frisian indīk (“inland levee, levee running across a low-lying area”).
• (Utrecht) Derived from Middle Dutch indijc (“inland levee”).
• (Friesland, hamlet) First attested as Yndick in 1511. Borrowed from West Frisian Yndyk, derived in turn from Old Frisian indīk (“inland levee, levee running across a low-lying area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪn.dɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: In‧dijk

Proper noun

Indijk n

1. a village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
2. a hamlet and former municipality of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands
3. a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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