Rijsenhout
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Rijsenhout in 1959. Named after a former island, potentially derived from a compound of the hydronym De Reizen (derived from Proto-Germanic *rîsan (“move, flow”)) and Middle Dutch hout (“rising deciduous forest”). Compare Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Langereis and Rijsbrug.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Rij‧sen‧hout
Proper noun
editRijsenhout n
- A village in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.