Leeuwarden.
Leeuwarden (a city, municipality, and capital of Friesland, Netherlands)
Meaning & usage
Leeuwarden (a city, municipality, and capital of Friesland, Netherlands)
Where this word comes from
First attested as liunuuero and liunuert in 1038-1057. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian ward (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The first element has been variously interpreted as a personal name, a derivation from Proto-Germanic *hleunjô- (“lee, refuge”), presumably related to *hlaiw (“shelter”); however, compare Icelandic hlein (“low, flat rock”) and Gothic *𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (*hlains, “hill”), from a homophonous but different root. Compare Liezele and Lünern. See also West Frisian Ljouwert.
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