Westervelde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as van westervelde in 1400. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and veld (“field”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuidvelde.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Westervel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈvɛl.də/
• Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧vel‧de
• Rhymes: -ɛldə

Proper noun

Westervelde n

1. A village in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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