Okswerd

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as oxwerderzijl in 1422. Compound of Old Frisian Okke (a personal name) or oxa (“ox, castrated bull”) and either a term cognate to Old Dutch werd (“land next to water, riverine island”) or were (“plot of land, farmstead”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔks.ʋərt/
  • Hyphenation: Oks‧werd

Proper noun

Okswerd 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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