Huisduinen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as husidina in 918-948. The toponym has been interpreted as Proto-Germanic *husid-inja- (“place of refuge, secure location”), in turn derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to hide, to occlude”) and related to Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌶𐌳 (huzd, “treasure, hoard”), Old English hord (“hoard, treasure”) and Old Saxon hord (“hidden courtyard, treasure”). Alternative interpretations include Proto-Celtic *Kusidiniom (“settlement of Kusidinios”) and Proto-Germanic *hus-idh-umnjô- (“place of houses”). The toponym was later reinterpreted to a compound of huis (“house”) and the plural form of duin (“dune”).

Compare Heusden, Huizinge and Opheusden.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Huis‧dui‧nen

Proper noun

Huisduinen n

1. A village in Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Huisduiner

References

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