Nigtevecht

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nichtevecht in 1280-1287. Compound of Old Dutch niftar (“behind, back”) and the hydronym Vecht.

Compare Niftrik.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Nig‧te‧vecht

Proper noun

Nigtevecht n

  1. A village and former municipality of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Nigtevechter
  • Nigtevechts

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “nigtevecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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