Schandelen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as schandelen in 1415. Etymology unknown. Perhaps a compound of schoon (“clean, free of weeds”) and either lo (“light forest”) or laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). Compare Schandelo and Schoonloo.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsxɑn.də.lə(n)/
Hyphenation: Schan‧de‧len
Rhymes: -ɑndələn

Proper noun edit

Schandelen n

A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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