Ganzert

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Ganzert (De) in 1899. Presumably a compound of gans (“goose, Anser”) and either weerd (“land next to water, riverine island”) or aard (“plowed or cultivaed soil, agricultural land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑn.zərt/
• Hyphenation: Gan‧zert

Proper noun

Ganzert n

1. A hamlet in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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