De Birkt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in der birket in 1388. Derived from a variant of Middle Dutch berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: De Birkt

Proper noun

De Birkt n

  1. A hamlet in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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