Garrelsweer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gerleuiswert in 1057. Compound of Old Frisian Gerlef (a personal name) and wert (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”). The second element was gradually replaced with weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɣɑ.rəlsˈʋeːr/
  • Hyphenation: Gar‧rels‧weer
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Garrelsweer n

  1. a village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Garrelsweerder

References

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