Wogmeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wogmeir in 1343-1345. Originally a hydronym, potentially derived from a compound of Proto-Germanic *wag (“moving water, wave”) and Middle Dutch meer (“lake”). Compare Weiwerd and Wognum.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Wog‧meer

Proper noun

Wogmeer n

  1. a village in Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Wogmeerder

References

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