Hezelaar

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Boxtel) First attested as hezelar in 1293. Compound of Middle Dutch hese (“brushwood”) (see Old Dutch *hēsi (“brushwood”)) and laer (“intensively cultivated forest”).
  • (Sint-Michielsgestel) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.zəˌlaːr/
  • Hyphenation: He‧ze‧laar

Proper noun

Hezelaar n

  1. a hamlet in Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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