Barsbeek
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as berspijck in 1363. Compound of Middle Dutch beer (“manure, mud which looks like manure”) and spijk (“headland, spit”). Compare Waspik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑrs.beːk/
- Hyphenation: Bars‧beek
Proper noun
Barsbeek n
- A hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN