Reitsum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as richeim in 822-825. Borrowed from West Frisian Reitsum, in turn derived from a compound of a variant of Old Frisian Reitse (a personal name) or Proto-Germanic *rîkja- (“powerful, mighty”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛi̯.tsʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Rei‧tsum

Proper noun

Reitsum n

  1. a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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