Overwhere

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as alle hooren lande, dat gelegen is over die weer in 1369. Compound of over (“over, on the other side of”) and the hydronym Weer, which is derived from Middle Dutch were (“fish trap, fish weir”). Named after a polder.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Over‧whe‧re

Proper noun

Overwhere n

A neighbourhood of Purmerend, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “overwhere”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN