Heusdenhout

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as hosenhout in 1293. Compound of Middle Dutch hose (“stick”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The first element was eventually reinterpreted as the toponym Heusden.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌɦøːs.də(n)ˈɦɑu̯t/
Hyphenation: Heus‧den‧hout
Rhymes: -ɑu̯t

Proper noun edit

Heusdenhout n

A neighbourhood of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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