Oosterwijzend

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wisende in 1336. From ooster- (“eastern”) and dialectal wijzend (“watercourse”). The element ooster- was added to distinguish the settlement from Westerwijzend. Compare Binnenwijzend, Wijster and Wijzend.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧wij‧zend

Proper noun

Oosterwijzend n

  1. a hamlet in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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