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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Lage Wijst in 1865. Derived from laag (“low, lower”) and dialectal wijst (“humid strip of land, subterranean current used as a tow canal when it surfaces”). The element laag was added to distinguish the settlement from Hooge Wijst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaː.ɣə ˈʋɛi̯st/
- Hyphenation: La‧ge Wijst
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯st
Proper noun
Lage Wijst n
- A hamlet in Bernheze, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN