Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as de Bieshaar in 1830-1855. Compound of bies (rush, Scirpus sp.) and haar (sandy ridge).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Bies‧haar

Proper noun

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Bieshaar n

  1. A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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