Musschendorp

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as 't Mussendorp in 1839-1859. Compound of the plural form of mus (“sparrow, Passeridae sp.”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The element mus may have a perjorative meaning.

Compare Jannendorp.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Mus‧schen‧dorp

Proper noun

Musschendorp n

  1. A hamlet in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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