Brumholt
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as bremhout in 1324. Likely a compound of brem (“broom, Cytisus scoparius”) and hout (“rising forest”). The first element is unlikely to be braam (“blackberry, Rubus sp.”) and is not brim (“edge”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Brumholt n
- A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN