Wetsens

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as witzenser therpe in 1417. Borrowed from West Frisian Wetsens, derived in turn from Old Frisian Wirki (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. Compare Wetsinge.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛt.səns/
Hyphenation: Wet‧sens

Proper noun edit

Wetsens n

A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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