Rijpwetering

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Rijp weteryng in 1615. Derived from a hydronym, which is derived in turn from a compound of rijp (“edge, bank”) and wetering (“drainage channel”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Rijp‧we‧te‧ring

Proper noun edit

Rijpwetering n

A village in Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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