Bourtange
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Op die Bertaing in 1573. Compound of dialectal boer (“communal land owned by farmers”) and dialectal tange (“sandy ridge in a raised bog”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Boertaang, Boertaange.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bourtange n
- A village and former municipality of Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN