Kwaalburg
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as qualeburgh in 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch quale (“misery, disaster”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKwaalburg n
- A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN