Slijk-Ewijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as SlijckEwick in 1573. Derived from slijk (“soggy clay or peat, alluvial soil”) and a compound of Old Dutch a (“river, current”) and wijk (“settlement, village”). The euuic silec mentioned in 855 has been interpreted by some to refer to the settlement, but it is unlikely that this is the case. Compare Slijkwell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɛi̯k ˈeː.ʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Slijk-‧Ewijk

Proper noun

Slijk-Ewijk n

1. A village in Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Keilenburg (Carnival nickname)

References

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