Indijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Friesland, village) First attested as indyck in 1449. Borrowed from West Frisian Yndyk, derived in turn from Old Frisian indīk (“inland levee, levee running across a low-lying area”).
  • (Utrecht) Derived from Middle Dutch indijc (“inland levee”).
  • (Friesland, hamlet) First attested as Yndick in 1511. Borrowed from West Frisian Yndyk, derived in turn from Old Frisian indīk (“inland levee, levee running across a low-lying area”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪn.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: In‧dijk

Proper noun

Indijk n

  1. a village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet and former municipality of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “indijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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