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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Topweer in 1781. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian were (“parcel, landed property”). The first element may be a familiar form of Old Frisian Theudobald (a personal name) or derive from Dutch Low Saxon top (“first cut of mown grass”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔpˈʋeːr/
- Hyphenation: Top‧weer
- Rhymes: -eːr
Proper noun
Topweer n
- A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN