Musschendorp
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as 't Mussendorp in 1839-1859. Compound of the plural form of mus (“sparrow, Passeridae sp.”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The element mus may have a perjorative meaning.
Compare Jannendorp.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Mus‧schen‧dorp
Proper noun
Musschendorp n
- A hamlet in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “musschendorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN