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Balgoij
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as balgoie in 1172. Compound derived either from nl gem-pro *balg- swelling, slight elevation and nl odt ôi land next to water or nl gem-pro *balwa- bad and gem-pro *ga-agwjô- habitation area.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbɑl.ɣoːi̯/
nl Bal goij
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Wijchen p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Balgoijenaar
nl Balgoijs
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