Wetsinge

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uuirkingi in the 10th or 11th century. Derived from either Old Frisian Werk (a personal name) or wirk (fortress, fortification) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. Compare Wessinghuizen and Wessingtange.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛt.sɪ.ŋə/
  • Hyphenation: Wet‧sin‧ge

Proper noun

Wetsinge n

  1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN