Beersdonk

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Beersing (“dialect form”)

Etymology

First attested as beersdonc in 1340. Compound of a term either cognate to or directly derived from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). Compare Bears, Beers, Beerze, Besselaar, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers and Westelbeers.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːrs.dɔŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Beers‧donk

Proper noun

Beersdonk n

  1. A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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