Gronsveld

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gruosles around 1089. Perhas derived from Old Dutch grôs (“pasture”) with suffixed -l-. The ending of the toponym was gradually interpreted as veld (“field”).

See also Limburgish Groêselt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɔns.vɛlt/
• Hyphenation: Grons‧veld

Proper noun

Gronsveld n

1. A village and former municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Gronsveldenaar
• Gronsvelds

References

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