Beersdonk
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (dialectal) Beersing
Etymology[edit]
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.
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Proper noun[edit]
Beersdonk n
- A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
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References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN