Weite
See also: weite
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Weite in 1913. Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from a hydronym or, alternatively, be a reference to the cultivation of buckwheat (boekweit) near the settlement.
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Proper noun edit
Weite n
- A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wīte, from Old High German wītī; equivalent to weit + -e (“ness”). Cognate with Hunsrik Weid.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Weite f (genitive Weite, plural Weiten)
Declension edit
Declension of Weite [feminine]
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Further reading edit
German Low German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German wête, from Old Saxon hwēti, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz. Cognate with English wheat.
Noun edit
Weite m (no plural)