Schilberg

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Echt-Susteren) First attested as scheylberg in 1300. Compound of dialectal schil (“crooked”), scheel and berg (“hill, elevated place”). See also Limburgish Sjaelberg.
  • (Gulpen-Wittem) First attested as bitseelsberch in 1370. Potentially a compound of either Vulgar Latin *bacellus (“small brook”) or Middle Dutch butseel (“kind of animal, wineskin”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). See also Limburgish Sjilberg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɪl.bɛrx/
  • Hyphenation: Schil‧berg

Proper noun

Schilberg n

  1. A hamlet in Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.

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