Boornzwaag
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bennigaswach in the 13th century. Calque of West Frisian Boarnsweach, a compound of Old Frisian Benninga (“a surname”) or Bonninga and swâg (“pasture, land where cattle is kept”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboːrn.zʋaːx/
- Hyphenation: Boorn‧zwaag
Proper noun
Boornzwaag n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Boornzwaag over de Wielen
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN