Onstwedde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as unesuuido in the 10th century. Compound of Old Dutch Une (a personal name) and wido (forest, brushwood).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔnstˈʋɛ.də/
  • Hyphenation: Onst‧wed‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɛdə

Proper noun

Onstwedde n

  1. a village and former municipality of Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Onstwedder

References

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