Ganzert

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Ganzert (De) in 1899. Presumably a compound of gans (“goose, Anser”) and either weerd (“land next to water, riverine island”) or aard (“plowed or cultivaed soil, agricultural land”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑn.zərt/
  • Hyphenation: Gan‧zert

Proper noun

Ganzert n

  1. A hamlet in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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