Terband

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bant in 1315. Calque of West Frisian Terbant, derived in turn from a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Old Saxon bant (“area, inhabited area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛrˈbɑnt/
• Hyphenation: Ter‧band
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Proper noun

Terband n

1. A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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