Borgweg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Borgweg in 1840. Compound of either borg (“manor house”), borg (“water storage”) or Old Frisian burg (“levee”) and weg (“way, road”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Börgweeg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔrx.ʋɛx/
  • Hyphenation: Borg‧weg

Proper noun

Borgweg n

  1. a hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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