Wieldrecht

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wildreht in 1187. Compound of Middle Dutch wiel (“kolk lake”) and drecht (“ferry, watercourse”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Wiel‧drecht

Proper noun

Wieldrecht n

  1. A hamlet and former municipality of Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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