Steenwijksmoer
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Steenwijks-Moer in 1845. Compound of De Vos van Steenwijk (“a surname”) and moer (“peat bog, marsh”). Named after one of the families involved in the development of the land around the settlement.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Steenwieksmoer.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSteenwijksmoer n
- A village in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
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editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN