Borgsweer
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as borgisweer in 1432. Compound of Old Frisian burch (“fortified settlement, castle, levee”) and werve (“artificial mound used for habitation”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Börgsweer.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBorgsweer n
- A village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN