Wier

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English

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Proper noun

Wier

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Waadhoeke municipality, Friesland province, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as werue in the second half of the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Wier, derived in turn from Old Frisian werve (“artificial mound used for habitation”), probably related to Proto-West Germanic *warjan (“to defend”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Wier n

  1. A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German wîre, from Old Saxon *wīra, from Proto-Germanic *wīraz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”). Cognate with English wire.

Noun

Wier f (plural Wieren)

  1. wire
  2. fence

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German wer. Cognate with German Wehr, English weir, Icelandic ver.

Pronunciation

Noun

Wier n (plural Wierer)

  1. weir, dam, barrage
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