Hasselt

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Belgium) From the root of hazel (hazel).
  • (Overijssel) First attested as haslet in 1227. Derived from Proto-Germanic *haslaz (hazel, Corylus avellana) or *hasala suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-uþi-. See also Dutch Low Saxon Asselt.
  • (Dutch Limburg) First attested in 1326 as hasselt. Derived from Proto-Germanic *haslaz (hazel, Corylus avellana) or *hasala suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-uþi-.
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as die hasselt in 1382. Derived from Proto-Germanic *haslaz (hazel, Corylus avellana) or *hasala suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-uþi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑ.səlt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Has‧selt
  • Rhymes: -ɑsəlt

Proper noun

Hasselt n

  1. the capital city of Limburg, Belgium
  2. a city and former municipality of Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
  4. a neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hasselt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
  • "Hasselt" du dictionnaire des noms de lieux par Louis Deroy et Marianne Mullon, Usuels Robert, 1992