Vaesrade

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as wastrode in 1139, attested with certainty as vaesrode in 1230. Derived from a compound of Latin vastum (“wasteland”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). The popular interpretation of the first element as a derivation from the name of Saint Servatius of Tongeren is incorrect.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvaːs.raː.də/
Hyphenation: Vaes‧ra‧de
Rhymes: -aːdə

Proper noun edit

Vaesrade n

A village and former municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Vaesradenaar

References edit

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