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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as withuis in 1399-1400, attested with certainty as Withuys in 1803-1820. Derived from a compound of wit (“white”) and huis (“house”). Named after a farmhouse formerly owned by the Cistercian monastery of Val-Saint-Lambert in Liège.
See also Limburgish 't Wiethoês.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɪt.ɦœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: Wit‧huis
Proper noun
Withuis n
- A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN