Mastwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as mastwyck in 1217. Compound of Middle Dutch mast (“beam, pole”) or mast (“pig feed”) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Mast‧wijk

Proper noun

Mastwijk n

  1. A hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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