Beerschoten

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Beerschoten in 1874. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch bere (“manure, mud that looks like manure”) and schoet (“piece of land which juts upwards”).

Compare Baarschot.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Beer‧scho‧ten

Proper noun

Beerschoten n

  1. A hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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