Boornzwaag

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bennigaswach in the 13th century. Calque of West Frisian Boarnsweach, a compound of Old Frisian Benninga (a surname) or Bonninga and swâg (“pasture, land where cattle is kept”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːrn.zʋaːx/
• Hyphenation: Boorn‧zwaag

Proper noun

Boornzwaag n

1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Boornzwaag over de Wielen

References

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