Britswerd

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bretsenewarth in the second half of the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Britswert, derived from a compound of a term related to Old Frisian britsen (“break, shatter”) and werd (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɪts.ʋərt/
  • Hyphenation: Brits‧werd

Proper noun

Britswerd n

  1. a village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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