Rijswijk.
a town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands, to the south of The Hague
Meaning & usage
a town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands, to the south of The Hague
a village and former municipality of Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands
a village in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
Compound of Old Dutch *ris (“twig, branches, brushwood”) (potentially referring to interwoven fencing) and *wic (“farm, settlement, village”). By surface analysis, rijs + wijk. * (Zuid-Holland) First attested as riiswiicaround the end of the 11th century. * (Noord-Brabant) Potentially attested as riswic in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as riseuuihc in the first quarter of the 13th century. * (Gelderland) First attested as risuuic in 918-948.
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