Leensel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as lentsel in 1326. Compound of Proto-Germanic *hliþa- (“slope, incline”), Leen (“a personal name”) or linde (“linden, Tilia sp.”) and Old Dutch sele (“hall home”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈleːn.səl/
Hyphenation: Leen‧sel

Proper noun edit

Leensel n

A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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