Gronsveld

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as gruosles around 1089. Perhas derived from Old Dutch grôs (“pasture”) with suffixed -l-. The ending of the toponym was gradually interpreted as veld (“field”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɔns.vɛlt/
Hyphenation: Grons‧veld

Proper noun edit

Gronsveld n

A village and former municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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