Ouwster-Nijega
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Oester Nyegae in 1505. Borrowed from West Frisian Ousternijegea, derived from the toponym Ouwer (derived in turn from Old Frisian ower (“bank, strip of land next to a watercourse”)) and a compound of nī (“new”) and gâ (“village, village area”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editOuwster-Nijega n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
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- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
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