Arensgenhout

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as dat dorpe 't gene hoit in 1381. Compound of a dialectal form of Arnold (“a personal name”), the definite article ge and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The personal name was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Kleingenhout.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.rə(n)s.ɣə(n)ˌɦɑu̯t/
Hyphenation: Ar‧ens‧gen‧hout

Proper noun edit

Arensgenhout n

A village in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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