Ofwegen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Offweege in 1639. Likely derived from the plural form of a variant of afweg (“side path, side channel”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Of‧we‧gen

Proper noun

Ofwegen n

  1. A hamlet in Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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