Heesbeen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hasbenni in the 10th or 11th century. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *Hasiz (“Hessians”) and Old Dutch banna (“legal district”). An alternative hypothesis posits a derivation from a compound of Old Dutch *hasi (“brushwood”) and been (“pasture”). Compare Haspengouw, Neerhespen and Overhespen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɦeːs.beːn/
Hyphenation: Hees‧been

Proper noun

Heesbeen n

A village in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

Eethen, Genderen en Heesbeen

References

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