Oosterwijk.
a hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
a hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands
a neighbourhood of Beverwijk, North Holland, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
* (Drenthe) Attested as Oosterwijk in 1851-1855. Compound of ooster- (“eastern, east-”) and the toponym de Wijk. See also Dutch Low Saxon Oosterwiek. * (Gelderland) Attested as Oosterwijk in 1649. Compound of ooster- (“eastern, east-”) and wijk (“settlement, village”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Oosterwiek. * (Utrecht) First attested as oesterwijc in 1395-1396. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern, east-”) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). * (Noord-Holland) First attested as wyc in 1366. Compound of ooster- (“eastern, east-”) and a short form of the toponym Beverwijk.
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