Engeland

Dutch

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ŋəˌlɑnt/
• Hyphenation: En‧ge‧land

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch engelant.

Proper noun

Engeland n

1. England.
2. (loosely) Great Britain or the United Kingdom.

Hypernyms

• Groot-Brittannië
• Verenigd Koninkrijk

Derived terms

• Engelandvaarder

Related terms

• Engels

Descendants

• → Arawak: Engelanta

Etymology 2

• (Drenthe) First attested as Engellant in 1811-1813. Derived from Middle Dutch engelant (“pasture, grassland”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Engelaand.
• (Apeldoorn) First attested as englandi in 801. Compound of eng (“pasture, acrage”) and Old Dutch landi (“land”). A local toponymic legend holds that the name is derived from an ancient jury court "in the English style" that is supposed to have convened in the village. There is no historical evidence for the existence of such a court.
• (Oldebroek) First attested as ENGELAND in 1843. Derived from Middle Dutch engelant (“pasture, grassland”).
• (Dalfsen) First attested as ENGELAND in 1843. Derived from Middle Dutch engelant (“pasture, grassland”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Engelaand.
• (Hardenberg) First attested as ENGELAND in 1843. Derived from Middle Dutch engelant (“pasture, grassland”).

Proper noun

Engeland n

1. A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands.
3. A hamlet in Oldebroek, Gelderland, Netherlands.
4. A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands.
5. A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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