ewic

Old Dutch

Etymology

Compound of ā (“river”) +‎ *wīc (“village”). Umlaut was applied after the original compound was formed, causing ā- to change to ē- under influence of -ī-.

Noun

ēwīc

  1. Ewijk (a village in modern Gelderland, the Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of ēwīc (masculine a-stem noun - no plural)
case singular
nominative ēwīc
accusative ēwīc
genitive ēwīkes
dative ēwīke
Declension of ēwīc (neuter a-stem noun - no plural)
case singular
nominative ēwīc
accusative ēwīc
genitive ēwīkes
dative ēwīke

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: Êwijc
    • Dutch: Ewijk, Öwik (dialect)

Further reading

van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “ewijk”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

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