Berkel-Enschot
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Etymology edit
Berkel is first attested as bercle in 1214. Enschot is first attested as endeschit in 1164. Berkel derives from a compound of berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). Enschot derives from a compound of eind (“end, edge”) and Old Dutch *schid (“boundary, watershed”). Formerly two independent villages.
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Proper noun edit
Berkel-Enschot n
- A village and former municipality of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Knollevretersgat (Carnival nickname)
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN