Benthuizen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as benthusen in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch bent (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”) and the plural form of huus (“house”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bent‧hui‧zen
Proper noun
Benthuizen n
- A village and former municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Benthuizenaar
- Benthuizer
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “benthuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN