Idaard
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as edenwerfa in 944, attested with certainty as etwerth in 1314. Borrowed from West Frisian Idaerd, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Eda (“a personal name”) and werf (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to wert (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.daːrt/
- Hyphenation: Idaard
Proper noun
Idaard n
- A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Idaarderadeel
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN