Beusbergen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bursbergen in 1387. If the oldest attestation of the toponym refers to the current settlement, a derivation from a compound of Middle Dutch brus (“brushwood, bushes”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”) is possible. Compare Beuseberg and Buurse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbøːsˈbɛr.ɣə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Beus‧ber‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɛrɣən
Proper noun
Beusbergen n
- A hamlet in Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN