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Wier.

a village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ʋiːr/
  1. a village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

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”).

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