Dorkwerd
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as dorquerth around 1335. Compound of Middle Dutch dork (“sludge, gunge”) and Old Frisian uurð (“artificial mound used for habitation”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Dörkwerd.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDorkwerd n
- A village in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
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- Dutch terms derived from Old Frisian
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- nl:Villages in Groningen, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Groningen, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands