Topweer
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Topweer in 1781. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian were (“parcel, landed property”). The first element may be a familiar form of Old Frisian Theudobald (“a personal name”) or derive from Dutch Low Saxon top (“first cut of mown grass”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔpˈʋeːr/
- Hyphenation: Top‧weer
- Rhymes: -eːr
Proper noun
Topweer n
- A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN