Weurt

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as werdam in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as vurdene in 1148. Derived from Old Dutch werde (“land next to water, riverine island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋøːrt/
• Hyphenation: Weurt
• Rhymes: -øːrt

Proper noun

Weurt n

1. A village and former municipality of Beuningen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: 't Alde Biezenrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Weurtenaar
• Weurts

References

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