Lieshout

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Liessent (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as litholz in 1146. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of an uncertain first element and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The first element may be related to Old High German lesa (“wrinkle”) and Middle Dutch lese (“track, furrow”). Alternatively, the toponym may derive from an unknown word suffixed with the collectivising suffix Old Dutch *-uþi. Compare Boekend, Leesten, Leusden, Lieseind, Liessent, Ulvend and Vaareind.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlis.ɦɑu̯t/
Hyphenation: Lies‧hout

Proper noun edit

Lieshout n

A village and former municipality of Laarbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Raopersgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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