Winneweer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Winne-weer, een Logijs-plaets in 1668. Likely derived from Middle Dutch wintweer (“movable windbreak, windbreak nailed to the side of a roof”). Less likely etymologies include a derivation from weer (“levee, floodwall”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.nəˌʋeːr/
  • Hyphenation: Win‧ne‧weer

Proper noun

Winneweer n

  1. A village in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

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