Weiteveen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Nieuw-Schoonebekerveld in 1936. Compound of Dutch Low Saxon weit (“buckwheat”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). The village was named after a type of slash-and-burn agriculture involving buckwheat once frequently practiced in Drenthe.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌʋɛi̯.təˈveːn/
Hyphenation: Wei‧te‧veen
Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun edit

Weiteveen n

A village in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands.
Synonym: Nieuw-Schoonebekerveld (historical)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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