Barnwerd

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tho berwert in 1526. Compound of Old Frisian bar (“barren, bald”) and wert (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Baarnwerd.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑrn.ʋərt/
  • Hyphenation: Barn‧werd

Proper noun

Barnwerd 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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