Beerenberg

Dutch nl: Etymology Compound of nl beer bear -en- berg mountain. Pronunciation nl /ˈbeː.rə(n)ˌbɛrx/ nl Bee ren berg Proper noun m en Beerenberg, a volcano on Jan Mayen Descendants nb Beerenberg 1 Norwegian Bokmål no Beerenberg thumb|Beerenberg on the island of Jan Mayen. Etymology nb ine-pro *bʰerǵʰ- nb nl Beerenberg, a compound of nl beer bear and nl berg mountain, with linking nl -en- interfix, literally “bear mountain”. The name was given by Dutch sailors in the seventeenth century.3 November 2025 Susan Barr Rune S. Selbekk Beerenberg Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Beerenberg The first element derives from nb dum bēre, from nb odt *bero, from nb gmw-pro *berō, from nb gem-pro *berô bear, whose further origin is disputed. The second element derives from nb dum berch, from nb odt berg, from nb gmw-pro *berg, from nb gem-pro *bergaz mountain, hill, from nb ine-pro *bʰérǵʰos hill, from the root nb ine-pro *bʰerǵʰ- to rise up, be elevated. Compare nn Beerenberg, da Beerenberg, sv Beerenberg, de Beerenberg, fr Beerenberg and en Beerenberg. Pronunciation nb /ˈbeː.rənˌbærɡ/ [ˈbeː.ɾənˌbæɾɡ] nb ærɡ 3 nb Bee ren berg Proper noun nb proper noun Beerenberg (nb volcano on i/Jan Mayen c/Norway); an active stratovolcano and the island's highest mountain. nb Vi så den snødekte toppen av Beerenberg fra skipet. We saw the snow-covered summit of Beerenberg from the ship. nb 19 July 2019 Erlend Lorentzen Sjøfuglovervåking på Jan Mayen Seabird monitoring on Jan Mayen Norsk Polarinstitutt https://npolar.no/nyhet/sjofuglovervaking-pa-jan-mayen/ Der ligger Norges eneste – og verdens nordligste – aktive vulkan, Beerenberg. Norway's only—and the world's northernmost—active volcano, Beerenberg, is located there. nb 3 November 2025 Susan Barr Rune S. Selbekk Beerenberg Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Beerenberg Beerenberg er en stratovulkan og befinner seg på Atlanterhavsryggen. Beerenberg is a stratovolcano and is situated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. References