Zwaag.
a village and former municipality of Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village and former municipality of Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands
an element of various placenames, and surnames derived from placenames, originally meaning grassland, pasture
Where this word comes from
The village is first attested as svaech around 1312. The toponym derives from Middle Dutch swaech (“cattle pasture”). From Middle Dutch swaech (“pasture”), from Old Frisian swāg (“pasture”). Cognate with Old High German sweiga (“pasture”). From a word originally indicating a fence (around a pasture). Compare Old Norse sveigr (“supple branch, headkerchief”), from a root meaning to twist or bend.
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