Beemster
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bamestra around the end of the 11th century. Originally a hydronym of likely prehistoric origin. Potentially derived from Proto-Indo-European *bham (“shining”). The Beemster was drained in 1612 and subsequently empoldered.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Beem‧ster
Proper noun
Beemster n
- A former municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Middenbeemster
- Noordbeemster
- Westbeemster
- Zuidoostbeemster