Fleringen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as van vlederingen in 1227. Perhaps derived from Middle Dutch vlieder (“elder, Sambucus nigra”) or dialectal vledder (“swampy peatland”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfleː.rɪ.ŋə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Fle‧rin‧gen

Proper noun

Fleringen n

  1. A village in Tubbergen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Fleringenaar
  • Fleringer

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