Usquert
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as uuiscuuyrð in 840-849. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian uurð (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The first element may be wisch (“low-lying pasture which floods in winter”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Usquert n
- A village and former municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN