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This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Old Dutch
Etymology
Cognate with Old English hēse (“woodland”). Compare Dutch heester.
Noun
*hēsi f
- undergrowth, shrubland, brushwood
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: hese, hees (unclear if extant as common noun or only as toponym)
- ⇒ Dutch: (only as toponym or toponymic element) Hees, Heesch, Heeze, De Hees, 't Heeske, Bernheze, Breehees, Brouwhuis, Darthuizen, Heerstaaien, Heesakker, Heesboom, Heeseind, Heesselt, Heeswijk, Hezelaar, Holthees, Maarheeze, Maashees, Milheeze, Tuuthees, Wolfheze
- → Old French: hes
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