Warstiens
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as wer-steens in 1477. Borrowed from West Frisian Warstiens, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian wer (“parcel, landed property”) and Stening (“a surname”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑr.stins/
- Hyphenation: War‧stiens
Proper noun
Warstiens n
- A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN