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Vreeswijk
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as fresionouuic in 918-948. Compound of the genetive plural form of Old Dutch Frieso (“Frisian”) and *wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.
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Proper noun
Vreeswijk n
- a neighbourhood and former municipality of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands
Derived terms
- Vreeswijker
- Vreeswijks
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Vreeswijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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