Ofwegen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as Offweege in 1639. Likely derived from the plural form of a variant of afweg (“side path, side channel”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Of‧we‧gen

Proper noun[edit]

Ofwegen n

  1. A hamlet in Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “ofwegen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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