Westelbeers

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as berses in 1207. From wester- (“western, west-”) and a Germanic term cognate to or directly derived from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). The element wester- was added to distinguish the settlement from Middelbeers and Oostelbeers. Compare Bears, Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze and Besselaar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛs.təlˌbeːrs/
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧tel‧beers

Proper noun

Westelbeers n

  1. a village in Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Strijkersgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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