Gijzel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ghesele in 1285. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Old Dutch sele (“hall home”) prefixed with the collectivising prefix ge-. An alternative hypothesis posits a derivation from a compound of either Old Dutch Giso (a personal name) or Middle Dutch gees (“infertile”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛi̯.zəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Gij‧zel
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯zəl
  • Homophone: gijzel

Proper noun

Gijzel n

  1. a hamlet in Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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