Oosterhesselen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in oesterhelsel in 1207. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and Old Saxon hasal (“hazel, Corylus avellana”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoːs.tərˈɦɛ.sə.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧hes‧se‧len
• Rhymes: -ɛsələn

Proper noun

Oosterhesselen n

1. A village and former municipality of Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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