Warstiens

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as wer-steens in 1477. Borrowed from West Frisian Warstiens, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian wer (“parcel, landed property”) and Stening (“a surname”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑr.stins/
Hyphenation: War‧stiens

Proper noun edit

Warstiens n

A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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