Reconstruction:Old Dutch/hesi

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

Cognate with Old English hēse (“woodland”). Compare Dutch heester.

Noun

*hēsi f

1. undergrowth, shrubland, brushwood

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: hese, hees (unclear if extant as common noun or only as toponym)
  • ⇒ Dutch: (only as toponym or toponymic element) Hees, Heesch, Heeze, De Hees, 't Heeske, Bernheze, Breehees, Brouwhuis, Darthuizen, Heerstaaien, Heesakker, Heesboom, Heeseind, Heesselt, Heeswijk, Hezelaar, Holthees, Maarheeze, Maashees, Milheeze, Tuuthees, Wolfheze
• → Old French: hes

References

• “hesi”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “hees2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute