Heeswijk
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Alternative forms
- (Bernheze) Hézzik (dialect form)
Etymology
- (Bernheze) Potentially attested as essuic in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as hesewich in 1196. Compound of Old Dutch hese (“brushwood”) and wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Currently part of the twin village of Heeswijk-Dinther.
- (Land van Cuijk) Attested as Heeswijk in 1838-1857. Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
- (Utrecht) First attested as hesewic and hesewik in 1204. Compound of Old Dutch hese (“brushwood”) and wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Heeswijk n
- A village and former municipality of Bernheze, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Heeswijkenaar
- Heeswijks
- Heeswijk-Dinther
- Heeswijkse Kampen
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “heeswijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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