Steenwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested with certainty as stenwic in 1206. Compound of Old Dutch steen (“stone”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Stienwiek, Steenwiek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteːn.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Steen‧wijk

Proper noun

Steenwijk n

  1. a city and former municipality of Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands
    Synonym: Moatenoord (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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