Esdonk

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Ezzeng (dialect form), Ezzing (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as espedonc in 1364. Compound of esp (“aspen, Populus tremula”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). The first element was later reinterpreted as es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.dɔŋk/
Hyphenation: Es‧donk

Proper noun edit

Esdonk n

A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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