Fleringen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as van vlederingen in 1227. Perhaps derived from Middle Dutch vlieder (“elder, Sambucus nigra”) or dialectal vledder (“swampy peatland”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfleː.rɪ.ŋə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Fle‧rin‧gen

Proper noun

Fleringen n

1. A village in Tubbergen, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Fleringenaar
• Fleringer

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN