Geeuwenbrug
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as die Crumme voerdt offt guijwe in 1617-1618. Compound of dialectal gouwe (“word designating a watercourse in peat bog areas”) and brug (“bridge”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Geeuwenbrugge.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Geeuwenbrug n
- A village in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN