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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as wesepa in 1131. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Dutch *apa (“river, watercourse”). The first element may be Proto-Germanic *wisi (“good”) or Proto-Indo-European *weis (“flow, stream, stream out”).
Compare Wesepe, Wezep and Wezup.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Weesp n
- A city and former municipality of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Synonym: Tobbegat (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “weesp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN