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Dutch

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Middle Dutch wijc, from Old Dutch *wīk, from Proto-West Germanic *wīk, from Latin vīcus (hamlet, village, neighborhood), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (village, household).

    Cognate with English wick, -wich, -wick, German Weich- in dated Weichbild (municipal area). Compare Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs), from Proto-Germanic *wīhsą (village, settlement) of the same Proto-Indo-European root.

    Noun

    wijk f or m (plural wijken, diminutive wijkje n)

    1. neighborhood
    2. district
    Derived terms
    general
    persons
    locations
    • wijkbureau
    • wijkcentrum
    • wijkgebouw
    • wijkhuis
    • wijkkantoor
    • wijkkerk
    • wijkloket
    • wijkpark
    • wijkwinkel
    services
    • wijkbeheer
    • wijkberaad
    • wijkbestuur
    • wijkcomité
    • wijkforum
    • wijkoverleg
    • wijkplatform
    • wijkpolitie
    • wijkpreventie
    • wijkraad
    • wijkvergadering
    • wijkverpleging
    Descendants
    • Afrikaans: wyk

    Etymology 2

      From Middle Dutch wijc (canal), from Old Dutch *wīk, *wīka (in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *wīku, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō (inlet, bay).

      Related to wijken, wik, Old English wīc, Old Norse vík.

      Noun

      wijk f or m (plural wijken, diminutive wijkje n)

      1. secondary canal in a turf extraction area
      Derived terms

      Etymology 3

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

      wijk

      1. inflection of wijken:
        1. first-person singular present indicative
        2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
        3. imperative
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