Wieldrecht

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wildreht in 1187. Compound of Middle Dutch wiel (“kolk lake”) and -drecht (“ferry, watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wiel‧drecht

Proper noun

Wieldrecht n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “wieldrecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN