Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sotrewold in 1205. Compound of the hydronym Zoete and Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The compound element Rijn (“the Rhine”) and dijk (“levee”) was added later in order to distinguish the settlement from Zoeterwoude-Dorp. Compare Zoetermeer and Zwieten.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Zoe‧ter‧wou‧de-‧Rijn‧dijk

Proper noun

Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk n

  1. a village in Zoeterwoude, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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