Wier
See also: wier
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as werue in the second half of the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Wier, derived in turn from Old Frisian werve (“artificial mound used for habitation”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Wier
Proper noun
Wier n
- A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German wîre, from Old Saxon *wīra, from Proto-Germanic *wīraz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”). Cognate with English wire.
Noun
Wier f (plural Wieren)
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German wer. Cognate with German Wehr, English weir, Icelandic ver.
Pronunciation
Noun
Wier n (plural Wierer)
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- Dutch terms borrowed from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from Old Frisian
- Dutch lemmas
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- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- German Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German
- German Low German terms derived from Middle Low German
- German Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon
- German Low German terms derived from Old Saxon
- German Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German Low German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- German Low German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German Low German lemmas
- German Low German nouns
- German Low German feminine nouns
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/iːə
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/iːə/1 syllable
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