Hoogeduurswoude

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Hoog Duirswolde in 1718. Calque of West Frisian Hegeduerswâld, derived in turn from a compound of heech (“high, elevated”), Old Frisian Djoerd (“a personal name”) and wald (“swamp forest, marsh forest”). The element heech was added to distinguish the settlement from Laagduurswoude.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣə.dyːrsˈʋɑu̯.də/
  • Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge‧duurs‧wou‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯də

Proper noun

Hoogeduurswoude n

  1. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

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