Bonkwerd

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as buurckwert in 1487. Borrowed from West Frisian Bonkwert, of uncertain etymology. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian *Bonninga (“a surname”) and wert (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔŋk.ʋərt/
Hyphenation: Bonk‧werd

Proper noun edit

Bonkwerd n

A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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