Zwiggelte

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as to swicler in 1400. Potentially derived from a term cognate to Old Norse svigi (“flexible young branch”). Compare Zweekhorst.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Zwiggelt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzʋɪ.ɣəl.tə/
  • Hyphenation: Zwig‧gel‧te

Proper noun

Zwiggelte n

  1. a village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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