Heesselt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hesola in 850. Perhaps a compound of Old Dutch *hēsi (“brushwood”) and lo (“light forest”). The final -t is young.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.səlt/
  • Hyphenation: Hees‧selt
  • Rhymes: -eːsəlt

Proper noun

Heesselt n

  1. a village in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Heesseltenaar
  • Heesselts

References

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