Musschendorp

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as 't Mussendorp in 1839-1859. Compound of the plural form of mus (“sparrow, Passeridae sp.”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The element mus may have a perjorative meaning.

Compare Jannendorp.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Mus‧schen‧dorp

Proper noun

Musschendorp n

A hamlet in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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