Helwerd

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as heleuuyrð in 840-849. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian uurd (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The first element may be Proto-Germanic *halu (“sloping”) or Old Frisian *hailaga (“holy, sacred”). Compare Helhuizen, Hell, Holwerd and Hulhuizen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.ʋərt/
  • Hyphenation: Hel‧werd

Proper noun[edit]

Helwerd n

  1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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