Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as putzeler in the 15th century, attested with certainty as Het Putselte in 1803-1820. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch putse (leather bucket) or put (well) and laar (intensively cultivated forest).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʏt.səˌlaːr/
  • Hyphenation: Put‧se‧laar

Proper noun edit

Putselaar n

  1. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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