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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as witzenser therpe in 1417. Borrowed from West Frisian Wetsens, derived in turn from Old Frisian Wirki (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. Compare Wetsinge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛt.səns/
- Hyphenation: Wet‧sens
Proper noun
Wetsens n
- A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN