Walsberg

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

De Wasberg (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as wasberge in 1380. Potentially a compound of a term cognate to Old Dutch wasn (“sharp”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Wassenaar.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑls.bɛrx/
Hyphenation: Wals‧berg

Proper noun edit

Walsberg n

A neighbourhood of Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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