Where does “Noordwijk” come from?
Noordwijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch wijk, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.
Noordwijk (Dutch): Norwich, a city in the east of England
Definitions
- Norwich, a city in the east of England
Ancestry of “Noordwijk”, step by step
Noordwijk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wijk | neighborhood; district |
| 2 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 3 | German | witz | joke |
| 4 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Dutch noord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | noord | north; northwards |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | nort | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | nord | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |
via English Norwich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Norwich | OS grid ref TQ2308 |