Sauwerd

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sawert in 1319. Potentially a compound of Old Frisian sâtha (“sod, turf”) or sâth (“source, well”) and werth (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”). Compare Laad en Zaad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯.ərt/
  • Hyphenation: Sau‧werd

Proper noun

Sauwerd n

  1. a village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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