Heusdenhout

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hosenhout in 1293. Compound of Middle Dutch hose (“stick”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The first element was eventually reinterpreted as the toponym Heusden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦøːs.də(n)ˈɦɑu̯t/
• Hyphenation: Heus‧den‧hout
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t

Proper noun

Heusdenhout n

1. A neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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