Lieshout

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Liessent (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as litholz in 1146. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of an uncertain first element and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The first element may be related to Old High German lesa (“wrinkle”) and Middle Dutch lese (“track, furrow”). Alternatively, the toponym may derive from an unknown word suffixed with the collectivising suffix Old Dutch *-uþi. Compare Boekend, Leesten, Leusden, Lieseind, Liessent, Ulvend and Vaareind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlis.ɦɑu̯t/
• Hyphenation: Lies‧hout

Proper noun

Lieshout n

1. A village and former municipality of Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Raopersgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Lieshoutenaar
• Lieshouts

References

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