Posterholt

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as posterholt in 1147. Compound derived from an unclear first element and holt (“rising deciduous forest”). The first element is potentially related to dialectal postel (“blueberry, Vaccinium myrtillus”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpɔs.tərˌɦɔlt/
Hyphenation: Pos‧ter‧holt

Proper noun edit

Posterholt n

A village in Roerdalen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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