Heel
English
editProper noun
editHeel
- A part of Maasgouw in the Netherlands
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Latin Pagus Catvual between the 1st and 4th century. Compound derived from Proto-Germanic *haþu- (“battle”) and *walla (“wall”), either as a calque from Celtic term or as an originally Germanic term that was calqued into Celtic.
Alternative hypotheses propose a Latin origin of the toponym or a derivation from the demonym of an otherwise unknown tribe. Compare Heerle and Heerlen.
See also Limburgish Hael.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHeel n
- A village and former municipality of Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Gangmaekersriek (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom an underlying Middle High German *höuwel, from the verb houwen, whence Luxembourgish haen (“to hit, chop”); derived either directly from the verb with the tool suffix -el or as a diminutive of the noun houwe, from Old High German houwa (“hoe”), related to the verb houwan (“to hew”).
Alternatively or additionally, the word could be from Middle High German *heiel, diminutive of heie, from Old High German heia (“battering ram”), since related words in Central Franconian also mean “ram; wooden hammer; masher of an oil press”.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHeel m (plural Heelen)
- hoe (tool)
Plautdietsch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German and Old Saxon hol, from Proto-West Germanic *hol.
Noun
editHeel f (plural Heelen)
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- nl:Villages in Limburg, Netherlands
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- nl:Places in Limburg, Netherlands
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