English
Westerwolde
Westerwolde comes from Dutch Westerwolde, and goes back to wold ‘marsh forest, swamp forest’.
- Dutchc. 1500–presentwold‘marsh forest, swamp forest’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentWesterwolde
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Dutchc. 1500–presentwold‘marsh forest, swamp forest’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentWesterwolde
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Dutch wold
Today it means
name A municipality of Groningen, Netherlands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dutch wold / Westerwolde