Seghwaert

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as segwart in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch seg (“sedge, Carex sp.”) and werde (“land next to water, riverine island”). The current spelling of the toponym is deliberately archaic.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Segh‧waert

Proper noun

Seghwaert n

1. A neighbourhood of Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Zegwaard (historical)

References

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