Wijkersloot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wijckersloet in 1380. Compound of the toponym Wijk bij Duurstede and Middle Dutch sloot (“ditch”). Named after a nearby drainage ditch.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Wij‧ker‧sloot

Proper noun

Wijkersloot n

  1. A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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