Berkel en Rodenrijs
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Berkel is first attested as berkel in 1266. Rodenrijs is first attested as roderinse in 1130-1161. Berkel is derived from a compound of Middle Dutch berc (“birch, Betula sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). Rodenrijs is derived from a compound of an inflected form of Old Dutch rōt (“red”) and risa (“young branch, brushwood”). Formerly two independent villages.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ber‧kel en Ro‧den‧rijs
Proper noun edit
Berkel en Rodenrijs n
- A village and former municipality of Lansingerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.