Eekwerd
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as equart in 1460. Compound of Old Frisian eek (“oak, Quercus sp.”) and werd (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Aikwerd.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Eekwerd n
- A hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.