Barsbeek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as berspijck in 1363. Compound of Middle Dutch beer (“manure, mud which looks like manure”) and spijk (“headland, spit”). Compare Waspik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑrs.beːk/
• Hyphenation: Bars‧beek

Proper noun

Barsbeek n

1. A hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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