Driewegen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (Borsele) First attested as ten Drienwegen in 1505. Derived from Middle Dutch driewech (three-way intersection).
  • (Terneuzen) Attested as Driewegen in 1838-1857. Derived from archaic drieweg (three-way intersection).

See also Zealandic Driewéh'n.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdriˌʋeː.ɣə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Drie‧we‧gen

Proper noun

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Driewegen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands
  2. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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