Benthuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as benthusen in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch bent (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”) and the plural form of huus (“house”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bent‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Benthuizen n

1. a village and former municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Benthuizenaar
• Benthuizer

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Benthuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN