Helsdingen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hulsdinghe in 1250. Compound of an unclear personal name suffixed with the collectivising suffix Old Dutch -ing- in the dative plural form.

Compare Everdingen and Goilberdingen.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hels‧din‧gen

Proper noun

Helsdingen n

  1. a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “helsdingen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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