Wesch
See also: Wësch
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Wesch (de) in 1877. Derived from Limburgish wesj (“washing place”). The reading of the toponym as wisch (“wet pasture”) is erroneous. Compare Waskemeer.
See also Limburgish De Wesj.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWesch n
- A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Hunsrik
editPronunciation
editNoun
editWesch f (plural Wesche)
Further reading
editPennsylvania German
editEtymology
editCompare German Wäsche, Dutch was, English wash.
Noun
editWesch f
- wash, laundry
- 1951, Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, volume 16, page 144:
- Die Maad nemmt die Wesch naus / Un legt sie schee uffs Graas, / Do kummt en gleenes Amschelche / Un beisst re in die Naas.
- The maid takes the laundry outside / and lays it out nicely on the grass, / here a tiny, little robin comes / and bites her in her nose.
Plautdietsch
editNoun
editWesch n (plural Wescha)
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