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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as orlinguerba around 825-842, attested with certainty as bollingaweer in 1511. Borrowed from West Frisian Bollingwier, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Bolle (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.lɪŋ.ɣaːˌʋiːr/
- Hyphenation: Bol‧lin‧ga‧wier
Proper noun
Bollingawier n
- A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN