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
- A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN