Wiktionary

Rijsbrug

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as rijsbrughertiende in 1328. Likely a compound of the hydronym Rijs and Middle Dutch brugge (“bridge”). Compare Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Langereis and Rijsenhout.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Rijs‧brug

Proper noun edit

Rijsbrug n

  1. A neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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