Weijerswold

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as beneden die graven die van Wijerdeswolde daele in 1520. Compound of Wijerd (“a personal name”) and wold (“swamp forest, marsh forest”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌʋɛi̯.ərsˈʋɔlt/
Hyphenation: Weij‧ers‧wold
Rhymes: -ɔlt

Proper noun edit

Weijerswold n

A hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References edit

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