Oosterwijk

== Dutch == === Etymology === (Drenthe) Attested as Oosterwijk in 1851-1855. Compound of ooster- (“eastern, east-”) and the toponym de Wijk. See also Dutch Low Saxon Oosterwiek. (Gelderland) Attested as Oosterwijk in 1649. Compound of ooster- (“eastern, east-”) and wijk (“settlement, village”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Oosterwiek. (Utrecht) First attested as oesterwijc in 1395-1396. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern, east-”) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). (Noord-Holland) First attested as wyc in 1366. Compound of ooster- (“eastern, east-”) and a short form of the toponym Beverwijk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌʋɛi̯k/ Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧wijk Homophone: Oisterwijk === Proper noun === Oosterwijk n a hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands a hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands a neighbourhood of Beverwijk, North Holland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Oosterwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN