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Mijdrecht
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as midreth in 1085. Compound of the hydronym nl De Meije and nl odt dreht ferry, watercourse.
Compare nl De Meije, nl Mijnden, nl Oostmijzen, en Misson and en Mite.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈmɛi̯.drɛxt/
nl Mij drecht
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/De Ronde Venen p/Utrecht c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Mijdrechter
nl Mijdrechts
References
mijdrecht
Van Osta, W., 'Drecht en drecht-namen', Naamkunde 28 (issue 1-2) (1996) pp. 51-77.