Wier
See also: wier
English
editProper noun
editWier
- A surname.
- A village in Waadhoeke municipality, Friesland province, Netherlands.
Derived terms
editDutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as werue in the second half of the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Wier, derived in turn from Old Frisian werve (“artificial mound used for habitation”), probably related to Proto-West Germanic *warjan (“to defend”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWier n
- A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German Low German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German wîre, from Old Saxon *wīra, from Proto-Germanic *wīraz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”). Cognate with English wire.
Noun
editWier f (plural Wieren)
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German wer. Cognate with German Wehr, English weir, Icelandic ver.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editWier n (plural Wierer)
Related terms
editCategories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- en:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- en:Villages in the Netherlands
- en:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- en:Places in the Netherlands
- Dutch terms borrowed from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from Old Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/iːr
- Rhymes:Dutch/iːr/1 syllable
- Dutch terms with homophones
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- German Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German
- German Low German terms derived from Middle Low German
- German Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon
- German Low German terms derived from Old Saxon
- German Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German Low German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- German Low German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German Low German lemmas
- German Low German nouns
- German Low German feminine nouns
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/iːə
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/iːə/1 syllable
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish nouns
- Luxembourgish neuter nouns