Overwater

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Proper noun edit

Overwater n

A hamlet in Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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