Wier
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English
Proper noun
Wier
- A surname.
- 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
- 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)
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German wer. Cognate with German Wehr, English weir, Icelandic ver.
Pronunciation
Noun
Wier n (plural Wierer)