Putselaar

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as putzeler in the 15th century, attested with certainty as Het Putselte in 1803-1820. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch putse (“leather bucket”) or put (“well”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʏt.səˌlaːr/
• Hyphenation: Put‧se‧laar

Proper noun

Putselaar n

1. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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