Rijkerswoerd
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as rickerswoerd in 1437. Compound of Middle Dutch Ricker (“a personal name”) and woerd (“artificial mound used as shelter during high tide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌrɛi̯.kərsˈʋuːrt/
- Hyphenation: Rij‧kers‧woerd
- Rhymes: -uːrt
Proper noun
Rijkerswoerd n
- A neighborhood of Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “rijkerswoerd”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN