Beerschoten

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Hyphenation: Beer‧scho‧ten

Proper noun edit

Beerschoten n

A hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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