Woudsend

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as woldesende in 1337. Calque of West Frisian Wâldsein, a compound of Old Frisian wald (“marsh forest, swamp forest”) and ende (“end”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑu̯tsˈɛnt/
• Hyphenation: Wouds‧end
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Proper noun

Woudsend n

1. A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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