LL-L "Etymology" 2012.10.22 (02) [EN]

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From: Jacqueline Bungenberg de Jong Dutchmatters at comcast.net
Subject: LL-L "Linguistics" 2012.10.01 (02) [EN]

Jacqueline skreev:
>
> I need help. Somebody asked me the meaning of ‘SNITS’. This is the Frisian
> name for the city I grew up calling SNEEK. I do not even know whether it
has
> a particular meaning.
>
Sneek is derived from an older word "Snake", meaning "headland".

regards,
Henry Pijffers

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