Borgweg

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Borgweg in 1840. Compound of either borg (“manor house”), borg (“water storage”) or Old Frisian burg (“levee”) and weg (“way, road”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔrx.ʋɛx/
Hyphenation: Borg‧weg

Proper noun edit

Borgweg n

A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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