Wetsens

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as witzenser therpe in 1417. Borrowed from West Frisian Wetsens, derived in turn from Old Frisian Wirki (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. Compare Wetsinge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛt.səns/
  • Hyphenation: Wet‧sens

Proper noun

Wetsens 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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