Westelbeers

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as berses in 1207. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and a Germanic term cognate to or directly derived from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Middelbeers and Oostelbeers. Compare Bears, Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze and Besselaar.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛs.təlˌbeːrs/
Hyphenation: Wes‧tel‧beers

Proper noun edit

Westelbeers n

A village in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Strijkersgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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