Balhofstede

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Balhofstee in 1838-1857. Compound of either bal (“bullet, cannonball”) or Middle Dutch baelje (“fencing, pallisade”) and hofstede (“homestead, farmstead”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑlˌɦɔf.steː.də/
Hyphenation: Bal‧hof‧ste‧de

Proper noun edit

Balhofstede n

A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “balhofstede”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN