Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as benthusen in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch bent (moor grass, Molinia sp.) and the plural form of huus (house).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Bent‧hui‧zen

Proper noun edit

Benthuizen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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