Tusveld

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as thusvelde in 1262, attested with certainty as Het Tusveld in 1773-1794. Potentially a compound of dialectal tus (“thick layer of grass and weeds, peat”) or Old Dutch Tuet (a personal name) and veld (“field”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʏs.vɛlt/
Hyphenation: Tus‧veld

Proper noun

Tusveld n

A hamlet in Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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