Borteldonk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bortendonc in 1327. Compound of an unclear first element and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). The first element may be cognate to Middle Dutch bortelen (“bubble up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔr.təlˌdɔŋk/
• Hyphenation: Bor‧tel‧donk

Proper noun

Borteldonk n

1. a hamlet in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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