Weustenrade

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as woestenroede in 1420. Compound of woest (“abandoned”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). The reading of the first element as a surname is erroneous.

See also Limburgish Geweustrao.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋøːs.tə(n).raː.də/
  • Hyphenation: Weu‧sten‧ra‧de
  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Proper noun

Weustenrade n

  1. A hamlet in Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands.

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