Binnenwijzend

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as binnenwisen around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch binnen (“inland”) and dialectal wisene (“watercourse, levee or quay next to a watercourse”). Compare Oosterwijzend, Westerwijzend, Wijster and Wijzend.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Bin‧nen‧wij‧zend

Proper noun

Binnenwijzend n

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

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