Birstum

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as bersachon [read: bersathon] in 1315. Etymology uncertain. If the oldest attestation refers to the current settlement, a derivation from a compound of Old Frisian bêre (“barn, house”) or bêr (“manure”) and sâtha (“sod of ground”), sâth (“source, well”) or sate (“dwelling, domicile”) is possible. If the oldest attestation does not refer to the current settlement, a derivation from Birst (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- is possible. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪr.stʏm/ Hyphenation: Bir‧stum === Proper noun === Birstum n a hamlet in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN