Nieuwe Wetering

• (Zuid-Holland) First attested as nuwe weteringhe in 1343. Derived from Middle Dutch niuw (“new”) and wateringe (“drainage channel”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oude Wetering.
• (Overijssel) First attested as Novi Fossati in 1169. Derived from Middle Dutch niuw (“new”) and wateringe (“drainage channel”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oude Wetering.
• (Utrecht) Attested as NIEUWE-WETERING (DE) in 1846. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and wetering (“drainage channel”). Named after a nearby channel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.ə ˈʋeː.tə.rɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: Nieu‧we We‧te‧ring

Nieuwe Wetering n

1. A village in Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
3. A hamlet in De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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