Eursinge

Dutch

Etymology

A compound of over (“on the other side of”) and es (“farmland next to a village”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing (from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz).

  • (Midden-Drenthe) First attested as oversinghe in 1408.
  • (Westerveld) First attested as overessching around 1313.
  • (De Wolden) First attested as Eörsing in 1811-1813.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːr.sɪ.ŋə/
  • Hyphenation: Eur‧sin‧ge

Proper noun

Eursinge n

  1. a hamlet in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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