Woensel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as gunsela in 1107. Compound of either Woen (“name of a deity”) or a personal name derived from Proto-Germanic *wôð- (“rage, anger”) and either Old Dutch sele (“hall house”) or lo (“light forest”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋun.səl/
Hyphenation: Woen‧sel

Proper noun edit

Woensel n

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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