Ofwegen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Offweege in 1639. Likely derived from the plural form of a variant of afweg (“side path, side channel”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Of‧we‧gen

Proper noun

Ofwegen n

  1. a hamlet in Kaag en Braassem, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “ofwegen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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