Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as wesselinch in 1381-1383. Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch Wessel (a personal name) suffixed with -ing- and brink (pasture, village green, farmyard).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛ.sə.lərˌbrɪŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧se‧ler‧brink

Proper noun

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Wesselerbrink n

  1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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