Overwater

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Overwater in 1803. Compound of over (“over, on the other side of”) and water (“water”). The body of water in question is the Midden-Regge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoː.vərˌʋaː.tər/
  • Hyphenation: Over‧wa‧ter

Proper noun

Overwater n

  1. a hamlet in Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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