Peins

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as pesinghe in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Peins, derived in turn from Old Frisian *Pese (“a familiar name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛi̯ns/

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• Hyphenation: Peins
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ns
• Homophone: peins

Proper noun

Peins n

1. A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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