Zijdewind

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • 't Zaidewind (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as nuwe nyedorper zydwijnde in 1421. Derived from Middle Dutch sidewende (“sideways levee, rear embankment”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Zij‧de‧wind

Proper noun

Zijdewind n

  1. A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Zijdewinder

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