Ter Aar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as are in 1280-1287. Derived from an inflected form of te (“at”) and the hydronym Aar, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *er (“move, rouse”). Cognates of the hydronym include German Aare, Ahr and Spanish Ara. Compare Ardorf.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ter Aar

Proper noun

Ter Aar n

  1. A village and former municipality of Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.'

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