Beswerd

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in buxingi in 855. Compound of Old Frisian *Bokse (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and wert (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Beeswerd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛs.ʋərt/
  • Hyphenation: Bes‧werd

Proper noun

Beswerd n

  1. a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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