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Ewijk
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Öwik Gelderland, near Beuningen dialect form
Etymology
(Beuningen) First attested as in euuic around 855. From nl dum, from nl odt ēwīc. Compound of nl odt ā river, watercourse and odt *wic farmstead, settlement, village, so equivalent to nl aa wijk with umlaut. nl wijk Wijk-toponyms with an umlaut are very rare in the Dutch linguistic area, but are common in Westphalia (e.g. de Dellwig, de Hennewich and de Kettwig). Compare nl Meeswijk.
(Heumen) nl
Pronunciation
nl /ˈeː.ʋɛi̯k/
nl Ewijk
nl ɛi̯k 2
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Beuningen p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
nl Zottendael<qq:Carnival nickname>
nl hamlet mun/Heumen p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
nl Rijks-Ewijk<qq:historical>
Derived terms
nl Ewijker
nl Ewijks
nl van Ewijk
References