Usquert

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uuiscuuyrð in 840-849. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian uurð (artificial mound used for habitation). The first element may be wisch (low-lying pasture which floods in winter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʏs.kʋərt/
  • Hyphenation: Us‧quert

Proper noun

Usquert n

  1. A village and former municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN