Wetsens

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

1. A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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