Het Schier

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as op der schyer in 1421. Derived from Middle Dutch schir (“white”), here referring to the white colour of the soil around the settlement.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈsxiːr/
  • Hyphenation: Het Schier
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Proper noun

Het Schier n

  1. a hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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