Usquert

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uuiscuuyrð in 840-849. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian uurð (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The first element may be wisch (“low-lying pasture which floods in winter”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʏs.kʋərt/
Hyphenation: Us‧quert

Proper noun

Usquert n

A village and former municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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