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Rijsenhout

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested 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 edit

Rijsenhout n

  1. A village in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “rijsenhout”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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