Biest-Houtakker

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Biest is first attested as byest in 1488. Houtakker is first attested as houtacker in 1428. Biest derives from bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t. Houtakker derives from a compound of hout (“rising deciduous forest”) and akker (“farmland”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbist ˈɦɑu̯.tɑ.kər/
Hyphenation: Biest-‧Hout‧ak‧ker

Proper noun edit

Biest-Houtakker n

A village in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Pinnekleuversgat (Carnival nickname)

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN