Zwaagdijk-Oost

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as zuoechdyc in 1319. Compound of the toponym Zwaag, Middle Dutch dyc (“levee”) and oost (“east”). Named after a nearby levee. The element oost was added to distinguish the settlement from Zwaagdijk-West.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Zwaag‧dijk-‧Oost

Proper noun

Zwaagdijk-Oost n

  1. A village in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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