Jagerswijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Iaauwers wijck in 1680. Originally a compound of the toponym Joure and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to jager (“hunter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaː.ɣərsˌʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Ja‧gers‧wijk

Proper noun

Jagerswijk n

1. A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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