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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as risnen in 1188. Etymology unknown. Perhaps derived from (a term cognate to) rijs (“twig, brushwood”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Riesn.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rijssen n
- A city and former municipality of Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “rijssen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN