Lage Vuursche

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as furs in 1085. Derived from laag (“low”) and Proto-Germanic *fursa (“gorse, Ulex europaeus”). The element laag was added to distinguish the settlement from Hooge Vuursche.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: La‧ge Vuur‧sche

Proper noun

Lage Vuursche n

1. A village in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Vuurschenaar
• Vuurscher

References

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