Westerwijk

See also: Weſterwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wystreuuic around 1147. From wester- (“western, west-”) +‎ wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oisterwijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧wijk

Proper noun

Westerwijk n

1. a hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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