Beerschoten

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Beerschoten in 1874. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch bere (“manure, mud that looks like manure”) and schoet (“piece of land which juts upwards”).

Compare Baarschot.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Beer‧scho‧ten

Proper noun

Beerschoten n

1. A hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “beerschoten”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN