Blijdenstein

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as blidenstat in 1152. Compound of Old Dutch blide (“cheerful, happy”) and stat (“place”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to stein (“stone building, castle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈblɛi̯.də(n)ˌstɛi̯n/
Hyphenation: Blij‧den‧stein

Proper noun

Blijdenstein n

A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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