De Westen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uuemminge in 918-948. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Old Frisian Wemme (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- or from a term meaning "poor soil". The toponym was gradually reinterpreted to westen (“west”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈʋɛs.tə(n)/
• Hyphenation: De Wes‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɛstən

Proper noun

De Westen n

1. A hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Westermient

References

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