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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as buurckwert in 1487. Borrowed from West Frisian Bonkwert, of uncertain etymology. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian *Bonninga (a surname) and wert (“artificial mound used for habitation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔŋk.ʋərt/
- Hyphenation: Bonk‧werd
Proper noun
Bonkwerd n
- A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN