Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as roessinck in 1399. Derived from Old Dutch Rozo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. Compare Roessingh.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈru.sɪŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Roes‧sink
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Proper noun edit

Roessink n

  1. A neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “roessink”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN