Borchwerf

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de borchwerff in 1473. Compound of burg (“reinforced settlement, castle”) and werf (“artifical hill used for habitation”). Originally the name of a field.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔrx.ʋɛrf/
Hyphenation: Borch‧werf

Proper noun

Borchwerf n

A neighbourhood of Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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