Garrelsweer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as gerleuiswert in 1057. Compound of Old Frisian Gerlef (“a personal name”) and wert (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”). The second element was gradually replaced with weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌɣɑ.rəlsˈʋeːr/
Hyphenation: Gar‧rels‧weer
Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun edit

Garrelsweer n

A village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Garrelsweerder

References edit

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