Okswerd
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as oxwerderzijl in 1422. Compound of Old Frisian Okke (“a personal name”) or oxa (“ox, castrated bull”) and either a term cognate to Old Dutch werd (“land next to water, riverine island”) or were (“plot of land, farmstead”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editOkswerd n
- A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN