Rotsterhaule
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as rottehaule in 1393. Borrowed from West Frisian Rotsterhaule, a compound of the toponym Rottum and an element potentially cognate to Old English hafola (“head”), referring here to an elevated place.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editRotsterhaule n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Categories:
- Dutch terms borrowed from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from West Frisian
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑu̯lə
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑu̯lə/4 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands