't Lage van de Weg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Lage van den weg (Het) in 1899. Derived from lage (“low part, low section”) and weg (“way, road”). The village was named for its low-lying position vis-à-vis the Usquerd-Uithuizen road.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ət ˈlaː.ɣə vɑn də ˈʋɛx/
  • Hyphenation: 't La‧ge van de Weg
  • Rhymes: -ɛx

Proper noun

't Lage van de Weg n

  1. a village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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