Weesp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wesepa in 1131. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Dutch *apa (“river, watercourse”). The first element may be Proto-Germanic *wisi (“good”) or Proto-Indo-European *weis (“flow, stream, stream out”).

Compare Wesepe, Wezep and Wezup.

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: Weesp

Proper noun

Weesp n

  1. A city and former municipality of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Tobbegat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

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