Schilberg

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Echt-Susteren) First attested as scheylberg in 1300. Compound of dialectal schil (crooked), scheel and berg (hill, elevated place). See also Limburgish Sjaelberg.
  • (Gulpen-Wittem) First attested as bitseelsberch in 1370. Potentially a compound of either Vulgar Latin *bacellus (small brook) or Middle Dutch butseel (kind of animal, wineskin) and berg (hill, elevated place). See also Limburgish Sjilberg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɪl.bɛrx/
  • Hyphenation: Schil‧berg

Proper noun

Schilberg n

  1. a hamlet in Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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