Beswerd

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in buxingi in 855. Compound of Old Frisian *Bokse (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and wert (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Beeswerd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛs.ʋərt/
• Hyphenation: Bes‧werd

Proper noun

Beswerd n

1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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