Warstiens

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wer-steens in 1477. Borrowed from West Frisian Warstiens, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian wer (“parcel, landed property”) and Stening (a surname).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑr.stins/
  • Hyphenation: War‧stiens

Proper noun

Warstiens n

  1. a village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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