Rijs
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as riis in 1333. Likely derived from a term cognate to rijs (“young branch, twig, brushwood”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rijs n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN