Westzaan
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Wessanen (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as westzaenden in 1318. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and the hydronym Zaan. The toponym contrasts with Oostzaan.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: West‧zaan
Proper noun
Westzaan n
- A village and former municipality of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Westzaner
- Westzaans
- Westzaner-Overtoom
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “westzaan”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN