Bentveld

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) Attested as Bent Velt in 1615. Compound of bent (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”) and veld (“field”).
• (Overijssel) Compound of bent (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”) and veld (“field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnt.vɛlt/
• Hyphenation: Bent‧veld

Proper noun

Bentveld n

1. A village in Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Bentvelder
• Bentvelds

References

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