Seghwaert
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as segwart in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch seg (“sedge, Carex sp.”) and werde (“land next to water, riverine island”). The current spelling of the toponym is deliberately archaic.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Segh‧waert
Proper noun
Seghwaert n
- A neighbourhood of Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Zegwaard (historical)
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “seghwaert”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN