Brunsting

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as tide bruntinge in 1475, attested with certainty as Brinstinge in 1516. Potentially derived from either Old Saxon Bruntêt (“a personal name”) or Middle Dutch Breust (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrʏn.stɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: Brun‧sting

Proper noun

Brunsting n

1. A hamlet in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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