Oosterbeintum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as osterbinehheim in 944. Calque of West Frisian Easterbeintum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian aster (“eastern, east-”), bint (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoːs.tərˈbɛi̯n.tʏm/
• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧bein‧tum

Proper noun

Oosterbeintum n

1. A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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