Barsum

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as Berswert in 1528. Borrowed from West Frisian Barsum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Beer (a personal name) and wert (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The second element was gradually replaced by hēm (“home, settlement”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑr.sʏm/ Hyphenation: Bar‧sum === Proper noun === Barsum n a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN