Idaard

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as edenwerfa in 944, attested with certainty as etwerth in 1314. Borrowed from West Frisian Idaerd, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Eda (“a personal name”) and werf (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to wert (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈi.daːrt/
Hyphenation: Idaard

Proper noun edit

Idaard n

A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Idaarderadeel

References edit

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