Walsberg

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • De Wasberg (dialect form)

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Walsberg n

  1. A neighbourhood of Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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