Hedel

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Heel (Gelderland, dialect form)

Etymology

  • (Gelderland) First attested as in hatalle in 815-816. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *haþuwalja- (“battle wall, military camp”). A derivation from a compound of an unknown first component and lo (“light forest”) does not match with the oldest attestations. Compare Heitel.
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as hedel in 1312. Potentially named after the village in Gelderland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.dəl/
  • Hyphenation: He‧del
  • Rhymes: -eːdəl

Proper noun

Hedel n

  1. a village and former municipality of Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Pèèrdedurp (Carnival nickname)
  2. a hamlet in Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Hedelnaar
  • Hedels

References

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