Wogmeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wogmeir in 1343-1345. Originally a hydronym, potentially derived from a compound of Proto-Germanic *wag (“moving water, wave”) and Middle Dutch meer (“lake”). Compare Weiwerd and Wognum.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wog‧meer

Proper noun

Wogmeer n

1. A village in Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Wogmeerder

References

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