Warstiens

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wer-steens in 1477. Borrowed from West Frisian Warstiens, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian wer (“parcel, landed property”) and Stening (“a surname”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑr.stins/
• Hyphenation: War‧stiens

Proper noun

Warstiens n

1. A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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