Escharen

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Éstere (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as escre and escheren in the first quarter of the 13th century. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch esc (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) and the dative plural of haar (“sandy ridge”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɛsˈɣaː.rə(n)/
Hyphenation: Es‧cha‧ren
Rhymes: -aːrən

Proper noun edit

Escharen n

A village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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