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Nederweert

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch Nederweert.

Proper noun

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Nederweert

  1. A village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.

Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as meervelt in 1350. Derived from a compound of neder (lower) and the toponym Weert. The settlement was originally named Meerveld (a compound of meer (lake, pool) and veld (field)).

See also Limburgish Ni-jwieërt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌneːdərˈʋeːrt/
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  • Hyphenation: Ne‧der‧weert

Proper noun

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Nederweert n

  1. Nederweert (a village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands)
    Meronyms: Boeket, Bosserstraat, Budschop, Horick, Horickheide, Hulsen, Klaarstraat, Kreijel, Leveroy, Mildert, Nederweert-Eind, Ospel, Ospeldijk, Roeven, Schoor, Strateris, Waatskamp

Derived terms

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References

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