Seghwaert

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as segwart in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch seg (“sedge, Carex sp.”) and werde (“land next to water, riverine island”). The current spelling of the toponym is deliberately archaic.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Segh‧waert

Proper noun edit

Seghwaert n

A neighbourhood of Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Zegwaard (historical)

References edit

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