Hengevelde

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as hengheuelde in 1188. Potentially a compound of either henge (“fence, enclosure”) or a term cognate to hangen (“hang”) (here referring to an incline) and veld (“field”). Compare Hengelder, Hengelo and Hengforden.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛ.ŋəˌvɛl.də/
Hyphenation: Hen‧ge‧vel‧de
Rhymes: -ɛldə

Proper noun edit

Hengevelde n

A village in Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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