Wogmeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wogmeir in 1343-1345. Originally a hydronym, potentially derived from a compound of Proto-Germanic *wag (“moving water, wave”) and Middle Dutch meer (“lake”). Compare Weiwerd and Wognum.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Wog‧meer

Proper noun

Wogmeer n

A village in Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Wogmeerder

References

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