Okswerd

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as oxwerderzijl in 1422. Compound of Old Frisian Okke (a personal name) or oxa (“ox, castrated bull”) and either a term cognate to Old Dutch werd (“land next to water, riverine island”) or were (“plot of land, farmstead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔks.ʋərt/
• Hyphenation: Oks‧werd

Proper noun

Okswerd n

1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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