Where does “Hoeksche Waard” come from?

Hoeksche Waard (English) comes from Dutch Hoeksche Waard, from Dutch waard, from Middle Dutch wert, from Old Dutch wert, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.

Ancestry of “Hoeksche Waard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchHoeksche Waard
2DutchwaardA innkeeper, a publican; A landlord, a host; The...
3Middle Dutchwerthost; innkeeper; inflection of werden: ##...
4Old Dutchwert
5Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
6Proto-Germanic(H)uer-
Every word from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-Every word from Proto-Germanic werduzEvery word from Old Dutch wert