Mensingeweer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as mensingheweere and mensinghawere in 1371. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Mense (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌmɛn.sɪ.ŋəˈʋeːr/
Hyphenation: Men‧sin‧ge‧weer
Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun edit

Mensingeweer n

A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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