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Wijns

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Etymology

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Potentially attested as weingi in 944, attested with certainty as winenge in 1224. Borrowed from West Frisian Wyns, derived in turn from Old Frisian Wago (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Wijns n

  1. A village in Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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