Wessem

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as wisheim in 965. Compound of Old Dutch wes (“good”) and heem (“home, settlement”). The first element is not west (“west, western”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛ.səm/
Hyphenation: Wes‧sem

Proper noun edit

Wessem n

A town and former municipality of Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Wessemer

References edit

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