Westelbeers

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Westelbeers n

A village in Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands
Synonym: Strijkersgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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