Westerwijzend

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of wester (“western”) and dialectal wijzend (“watercourse”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosterwijzend. Compare Binnenwijzend, Wijster and Wijzend.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧wij‧zend

Proper noun

Westerwijzend n

  1. A hamlet in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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