Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Wester Valge of Hondenest in 1867. Compound of wester (western, west-) and dialectal valg (tilled land). The element wester was added to distinguish the toponym from Oostervalge.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈvɑl.ɣə/
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧val‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɣə

Proper noun edit

Westervalge n

  1. A neighbourhood of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “westervalge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN