Groeneweg

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as groenewech in 1360-1361. Compound of Middle Dutch groen (“green”) and wech (“way, road”). Named after a nearby road.
  • (Noord-Holland) Attested as Polder-benoorden-den-Groenenweg in 1847. Derived from (now dialectal) groeneweg (“overgrown road”). Named after a nearby road.

The surname is derived from a compound of groen (“green”) and weg (“way, road”) or from one of several toponyms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣru.nəˌʋɛx/
  • Hyphenation: Groe‧ne‧weg

Proper noun

Groeneweg n

  1. a hamlet in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands
  3. a surname

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “groeneweg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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