Bellingwolde
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as dat hues to billinge in 1438. Compound of Old Frisian Billinga (“a surname”) and wold (“swamp forest, marsh forest”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Bennewôld.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bellingwolde n
- A village and former municipality of Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN