Okswerd

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First 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 edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɔks.ʋərt/
Hyphenation: Oks‧werd

Proper noun edit

Okswerd n

A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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