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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as rijnsweerde in 1434. Compound of the hydronym Rijn and Middle Dutch werde (“land next to water, riverine island”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rijnsweerd n
- A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “rijnsweerd”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN