Westeind

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Midden-Groningen) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and eind (“end, edge”).
  • (Westerwolde) First attested as Het West Einde in 1851-1855. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and eind (“end, edge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛst.ɛi̯nt/
  • Hyphenation: West‧eind

Proper noun

Westeind n

  1. a hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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