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Westfalen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch westvalen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɛstˈfaː.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: West‧fa‧len
  • Rhymes: -aːlən

Proper noun

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Westfalen n

  1. Westphalia (a region in northwestern Germany)

Derived terms

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German

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Etymology 1

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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The first component of the name is from Proto-Germanic *westrą (“west”); the second component is less clear but maybe comes from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, field”), the same root as Feld.

The name Westfalai m pl was first mentioned in the Franconian Imperial Annals of 775 as the name of a subtribe of the Saxons (Saxones m pl). (Two other Saxon subtribes mentioned in the same source were Angrarii m pl and Austreleudi Saxones.)

In the 10th century, there was also the placename pagus Westfalon m (“district/region Westfalon”).

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Proper noun

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Westfalen n (proper noun, genitive Westfalens or (optionally with an article) Westfalen)

  1. Westphalia (a region in northwestern Germany)
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Etymology 2

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Inflected forms.

Noun

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Westfalen m

  1. inflection of Westfale:
    1. accusative/genitive/dative singular
    2. plural

Low German

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Low German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Dutch Low Saxon Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nds-nl

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • Germany: IPA(key): /vɛs(t)ˈfɔːln̩~vɛs(t)ˈfɒːln̩~vɛs(t)ˈfoːln̩/
  • Netherlands: IPA(key): /ʋɛs(t)ˈfaːln̩~ʋɛs(t)ˈfɔːln̩/

Proper noun

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Westfalen

  1. Westphalia (a region in northwestern Germany)

Derived terms

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