Weert

Meaning

1. (neuter) Weert (a city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands)
2. (neuter) a hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands

Concepts

Weert

Synonyms

Weurt

Translations

Weert

Weert

Werth

Weert

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʋeːrt/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch: werde

Cognate with Limburgish: Wieërt

In summary

* (Weert) First attested with certainty as werd in 1155. Perhaps derived from Old Dutch werde (“land next to water, riverine island”), although there are no large rivers near the city. See also Limburgish Wieërt.
* (Meerssen) First attested as werde in 1335. Derived from weerd (“land next to water, riverine island”).