Beemster

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as bamestra around the end of the 11th century. Originally a hydronym of likely prehistoric origin. Potentially derived from Proto-Indo-European *bham (“shining”). The Beemster was drained in 1612 and subsequently empoldered. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Beem‧ster === Proper noun === Beemster n a former municipality of North Holland, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Middenbeemster Noordbeemster Westbeemster Zuidoostbeemster