Het Schier
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as op der schyer in 1421. Derived from Middle Dutch schir (“white”), here referring to the white colour of the soil around the settlement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈsxiːr/
- Hyphenation: Het Schier
- Rhymes: -iːr
Proper noun
Het Schier n
- A hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN