Wier

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Proper noun

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Wier

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Waadhoeke municipality, Friesland province, Netherlands.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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), probably related to Proto-West Germanic *warjan (to defend).

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Proper noun

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Wier n

  1. A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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

German Low German

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Etymology

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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

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Wier f (plural Wieren)

  1. wire
  2. fence

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German wer. Cognate with German Wehr, English weir, Icelandic ver.

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Noun

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Wier n (plural Wierer)

  1. weir, dam, barrage
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