Koolwijk

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  • (Noord-Brabant) Attested as die Coelwijck in 1556. Compound of kool (“cabbage, Brassica oleracea”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as coelwyc in 1330. Compound of Middle Dutch coel (“cabbage, Brassica oleracea”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːl.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Kool‧wijk

Proper noun[edit]

Koolwijk n

  1. A hamlet in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “koolwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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