Lage Vuursche

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as furs in 1085. Derived from laag (“low”) and Proto-Germanic *fursa (“gorse, Ulex europaeus”). The element laag was added to distinguish the settlement from Hooge Vuursche.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: La‧ge Vuur‧sche

Proper noun

Lage Vuursche n

  1. a village in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Vuurschenaar
  • Vuurscher

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “lage vuursche”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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