Mensingeweer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as mensingheweere and mensinghawere in 1371. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Mense (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɛn.sɪ.ŋəˈʋeːr/
  • Hyphenation: Men‧sin‧ge‧weer
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Mensingeweer n

  1. a village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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