Schalkwijk

Dutch

Etymology

(Utrecht) First attested as scalwiich, scalcwiich and scalewiich in 1130-1161. Compound of Old Dutch scalc (“servant”) and wīk (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
(Noord-Holland) Compound of Old Dutch scalc (“servant”) or a personal name derived from scalc and wīk (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Schalk‧wijk

Proper noun

Schalkwijk n

A village and former municipality of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Synonym: Platneuzendorp (Carnival nickname)
A neighbourhood of Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Schalkwijker
Schalkwijks
Zuidschalkwijk
Zuid-Schalkwijk

References

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

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