Steggerda

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as steggerden and steggarden in 1408. Etymology unknown. Unlikely to be a compound of Old Frisian steg (“narrow road, footpath”) and garda (“garden”). The -da ending developed under the influence of nearby toponyms.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɛ.ɣərˌdaː/
Hyphenation: Steg‧ger‧da

Proper noun

Steggerda n

A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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