Britswerd

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as bretsenewarth in the second half of the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Britswert, derived from a compound of a term related to Old Frisian britsen (“break, shatter”) and werd (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɪts.ʋərt/
Hyphenation: Brits‧werd

Proper noun edit

Britswerd n

A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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