Beersdonk

Dutch

Alternative forms

(dialectal) Beersing

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

A hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

Voorste Beersdonk

References

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