Andijk

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Andoik (West Frisian), Andik (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as alhier onder de dijk in 1667. Likely derived from aandijk (“small levee located at the outer foot of a marine or river levee”).

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: An‧dijk

Proper noun

Andijk n

  1. A village and former municipality of Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Andijker
  • Andijks

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