Heksenberg

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Hetzenbergh in 1751. Compound of Limburgish hetze (“gnome”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to heks (“witch”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛk.sə(n)ˌbɛrx/
Hyphenation: Hek‧sen‧berg

Proper noun edit

Heksenberg n

A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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