Wadwerd

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as uuatuurð in the 10th or 11th century. Compound of Old Frisian wad (“fordable place”) and uurð (“terp, artificial hill used for habitation”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑd.ʋərt/
Hyphenation: Wad‧werd

Proper noun edit

Wadwerd n

A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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