Beusbergen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bursbergen in 1387. If the oldest attestation of the toponym refers to the current settlement, a derivation from a compound of Middle Dutch brus (“brushwood, bushes”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”) is possible. Compare Beuseberg and Buurse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbøːsˈbɛr.ɣə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Beus‧ber‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɛrɣən

Proper noun

Beusbergen n

1. A hamlet in Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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