Topweer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Topweer in 1781. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian were (“parcel, landed property”). The first element may be a familiar form of Old Frisian Theudobald (“a personal name”) or derive from Dutch Low Saxon top (“first cut of mown grass”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tɔpˈʋeːr/
Hyphenation: Top‧weer
Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun edit

Topweer n

A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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