Arensgenhout

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dat dorpe 't gene hoit in 1381. Compound of a dialectal form of Arnold (a personal name), the definite article ge and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The personal name was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Kleingenhout.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.rə(n)s.ɣə(n)ˌɦɑu̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧ens‧gen‧hout

Proper noun

Arensgenhout n

  1. a village in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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