Spijkdorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as spike in 1436. Compound of Middle Dutch spike (“headland, spit”) and dorp (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛi̯k.dɔrp/
• Hyphenation: Spijk‧dorp

Proper noun

Spijkdorp n

1. A hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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