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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of wester (“western”) and dialectal wijzend (“watercourse”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosterwijzend. Compare Binnenwijzend, Wijster and Wijzend.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧wij‧zend
Proper noun
Westerwijzend n
- A hamlet in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “westerwijzend”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN