Bergambacht

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as berghe in 1254. Compound of Middle Dutch berg (“hill, elevated place”) and ambacht (“type of fiefdom”).

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: Berg‧am‧bacht

Proper noun

Bergambacht n

A village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Bergambachtenaar
Bergambachts
Benedenberg
Bergstoep
Bovenberg

References

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

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