Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk

Dutch

Etymology

Westerhaar is first attested as Op de Haar in 1849. Vriezenveensewijk is first attested as Friezenveensche Wijk of Veenkanaal in 1936. Westerhaar is a compound of wester- (“west-, western”) +‎ haar (“sandy ridge”). Vriezenveensewijk is a compound of the toponym Vriezenveen and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌɦaːr ˌvri.zə(n)ˌveːn.səˈʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧haar-‧Vrie‧zen‧veen‧se‧wijk
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk n

1. A village in Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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