Brumholt
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bremhout in 1324. Likely a compound of brem (“broom, Cytisus scoparius”) and hout (“rising forest”). The first element is unlikely to be braam (“blackberry, Rubus sp.”) and is not brim (“edge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrʏm.ɦɔlt/
- Hyphenation: Brum‧holt
Proper noun
Brumholt n
- A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN