Westerwald

== German == === Etymology === From Old High German Westerwald (1048). By surface analysis, West (“west”) +‎ -er- +‎ Wald (“forest”). The term originally referred to a smaller territory around Bad Marienberg, which had this name due to its location to the west of Herborn. The modern use only established itself in the 19th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛstɐˌvalt/, (less often also) /ˌvɛstɐˈvalt/ Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧wald; pre-1996: We‧ster‧wald === Proper noun === der Westerwald m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Westerwaldes or des Westerwalds) Westerwald (a low mountain range in northeastern Rhineland-Palatinate as well as bordering areas of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, Germany) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Westerwald” in Duden online