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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as uuemminge in 918-948. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Old Frisian Wemme (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- or from a term meaning "poor soil". The toponym was gradually reinterpreted to westen (“west”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈʋɛs.tə(n)/
- Hyphenation: De Wes‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɛstən
Proper noun
De Westen n
- A hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de westen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN