Den Westerhuis

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as drye westersche-huys in 1381-1383. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and huis (“house”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Den Oosterhuis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɛn ˈʋɛs.tərˌɦœy̯s/
Hyphenation: Den Wes‧ter‧huis

Proper noun

Den Wester huis n

A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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