Engwier
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as abbingheweer in the 13th century. Derived from a contracted compound of Old Frisian Abe (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and wier (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name. Compare Angwier.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Engwier n
- A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN