Zandeweer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sondwere in 1358. Compound of Old Frisian sond (“sand”) and weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Saandeweer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌzɑn.dəˈʋeːr/
  • Hyphenation: Zan‧de‧weer
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Zandeweer n

  1. a village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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