Withuis

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

  1. A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

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