Beersdonk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (dialectal) Beersing

Etymology

First attested as beersdonc in 1340. Compound of a term either cognate to or directly derived from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). Compare Bears, Beers, Beerze, Besselaar, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers and Westelbeers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːrs.dɔŋk/
• Hyphenation: Beers‧donk

Proper noun

Beersdonk n

1. A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Voorste Beersdonk

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN