Hengevelde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hengheuelde in 1188. Potentially a compound of either henge (“fence, enclosure”) or a term cognate to hangen (“hang”) (here referring to an incline) and veld (“field”). Compare Hengelder, Hengelo and Hengforden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛ.ŋəˌvɛl.də/
  • Hyphenation: Hen‧ge‧vel‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɛldə

Proper noun

Hengevelde n

  1. a village in Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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