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/

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• 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