Barsbeek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Barsbeek n

A hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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