Overwater

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Overwater in 1803. Compound of over (“over, on the other side of”) and water (“water”). The body of water in question is the Midden-Regge.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoː.vərˌʋaː.tər/
Hyphenation: Over‧wa‧ter

Proper noun

Overwater n

A hamlet in Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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