Burgersdijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as burgerdijc in 1272. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym *Burg and Middle Dutch dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Bur‧gers‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Burgersdijk n

A hamlet in Midden-Delfland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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