Barsbeek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as berspijck in 1363. Compound of Middle Dutch beer (“manure, mud which looks like manure”) and spijk (“headland, spit”). Compare Waspik.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑrs.beːk/
  • Hyphenation: Bars‧beek

Proper noun

Barsbeek n

  1. A hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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