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Berkum
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as barkmen in 1233, attested with certainty as bercmede in 1364. Compound of nl dum berke birch, Betula sp. and an unknown second element. Compare nl Bathmen, nl Besthmen, nl Diermen, nl Fortmond, nl Giethmen, nl Helpman, nl Hertme, nl Ratum, nl Reutum, nl Thamen, nl Wachtum and nl Wijthmen. Originally an independent hamlet.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbɛr.kʏm/
nl Ber kum
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood city/Zwolle p/Overijssel c/Netherlands
References
berkum
German
Etymology
From de gmh Berchem, gmh Bergheim. de Bergheim. Original /rx/ must have been simplified to /rk/ because -g- is never a stop in the Rhineland (except in gemination).
Pronunciation
de /ˈbɛʁkʊm/
de De-Berkum.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
toponym
de village city/Wachtberg s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany