Slingenberg

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Slingenberg in 1975. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch slinc (“left-, leftwards”), slinge (“gate in a fence”) or slingen (“wriggle, writhe”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈslɪ.ŋəˌbɛrx/
Hyphenation: Slin‧gen‧berg

Proper noun edit

Slingenberg n

A hamlet in Staphorst, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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