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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Wesch (de) in 1877. Derived from Limburgish wesj (“washing place”). The reading of the toponym as wisch (“wet pasture”) is erroneous. Compare Waskemeer.
See also Limburgish De Wesj.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wesch n
- A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Wesch f (plural Wesche)
- washing
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Wäsche, Dutch was, English wash.
Noun
Wesch f
- wash, laundry
1951, Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, volume 16, page 144:Die Maad nemmt die Wesch naus / Un legt sie schee uffs Graas, / Do kummt en gleenes Amschelche / Un beisst re in die Naas.- The maid takes the laundry outside / and lays it out nicely on the grass, / here a tiny, little robin comes / and bites her in her nose.
Plautdietsch
Noun
Wesch n (plural Wescha)
- wisp