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Wessem.

a town and former municipality of Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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name/ˈʋɛ.səm/
  1. a town and former municipality of Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as wisheim in 965. Compound of Old Dutch wes (“good”) and heem (“home, settlement”). The first element is not west (“west, western”). See also Limburgish Wèssem.

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