Wanneperveen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as wanepe in 1210. Compound of the toponym Wannepe (derived from a compound of Old Dutch wan (“bad, insufficent”) and *apa (“river, natural watercourse”)) and veen (“peat bog”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌʋɑ.nə.pərˈveːn/
Hyphenation: Wan‧ne‧per‧veen
Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun edit

Wanneperveen n

A village and former municipality of Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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