Westervelde
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as van westervelde in 1400. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and veld (“field”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuidvelde.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Westervel.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWestervelde n
- A village in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN