Wessem
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as wisheim in 965. Compound of Old Dutch wes (“good”) and heem (“home, settlement”). The first element is not west (“west, western”).
See also Limburgish Wèssem.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWessem n
- A town and former municipality of Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands.
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- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
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- nl:Towns in Limburg, Netherlands
- nl:Towns in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in Limburg, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands