Borteldonk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bortendonc in 1327. Compound of an unclear first element and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). The first element may be cognate to Middle Dutch bortelen (“bubble up”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔr.təlˌdɔŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Bor‧tel‧donk

Proper noun

Borteldonk n

  1. a hamlet in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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