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Diefdijk.

a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdif.dɛi̯k/
  1. a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

    neuter
  2. a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Both sections of the hamlet are attested asdiifwech and diefwech in 1284. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch dief (“thief”) and wech (“way, road”), referring here to a road which cost a lot of money to maintain. Named after a nearby levee.

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