Wilp

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as huilpa between 840-849. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *hwelpjô- (“whelp, young dog”) or *hwelp- (“scream, roar”) and *apa (“river, current”). Both interpretations of the first element are unsatisfactory: the former lacks a naming motive, the latter does not entirely fit with the oldest attestations of the toponym. A derivation from Proto-Indo-European *kewel (“shining, sparkling”) has also been proposed.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʋɪlp/
Hyphenation: Wilp
Rhymes: -ɪlp

Proper noun edit

Wilp n

A village and former municipality of Voorst, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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

Saterland Frisian edit

n Wilp (1).

n Wilp (2).

Etymology edit

Related to Dutch wulp and Low German Welp.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /vɪlp/
Hyphenation: Wilp
Rhymes: -ɪlp

Noun edit

Wilp m (plural Wilpe)

plover (bird of the family Charadriidae)
curlew (bird of the genus Numenius)

References edit

Marron C. Fort (2015) “Wilp”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN