Borteldonk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as bortendonc in 1327. Compound of an unclear first element and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). The first element may be cognate to Middle Dutch bortelen (“bubble up”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔr.təlˌdɔŋk/
Hyphenation: Bor‧tel‧donk

Proper noun edit

Borteldonk n

A hamlet in Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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