What is the meaning of -wyck in such a name as "Manor of Rensselaerwyck"?

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..wyck (pronounced vaik), meaning a quarter, ward, or district, or a retreat or refuge. (Dutch)

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Nov 16 2010, 11:36 AM

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It stems from Roman, vicus.

Nov 16 2010, 11:47 AM

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So it is another (Dutch) -wick than English wick in Wickham, Wicklow.

Response last updated by satguru on Dec 21 2016.
Nov 16 2010, 5:24 PM