De Weeren

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as werem in 1379, attested with certainty as weerem in 1431. Borrowed from West Frisian De Wearen, derived in turn from the dative plural form of Old Frisian weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /də ˈʋeː.rə(n)/
Hyphenation: De Wee‧ren
Rhymes: -eːrən

Proper noun edit

De Weeren n

A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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