Bollingawier

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as orlinguerba around 825-842, attested with certainty as bollingaweer in 1511. Borrowed from West Frisian Bollingwier, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Bolle (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.lɪŋ.ɣaːˌʋiːr/
Hyphenation: Bol‧lin‧ga‧wier

Proper noun edit

Bollingawier n

A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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