Heel

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See also: heel and hééł

English

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Proper noun

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Heel

  1. A part of Maasgouw in the Netherlands

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as Latin Pagus Catvual between the 1st and 4th century. Compound derived from Proto-Germanic *haþu- (battle) and *walla (wall), either as a calque from Celtic term or as an originally Germanic term that was calqued into Celtic.

Alternative hypotheses propose a Latin origin of the toponym or a derivation from the demonym of an otherwise unknown tribe. Compare Heerle and Heerlen.

See also Limburgish Hael.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦeːl/
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  • Hyphenation: Heel
  • Rhymes: -eːl
  • Homophone: heel

Proper noun

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Heel n

  1. A village and former municipality of Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands
    Synonym: Gangmaekersriek (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

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References

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

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From an underlying Middle High German *höuwel, from the verb houwen, whence Luxembourgish haen (to hit, chop); derived either directly from the verb with the tool suffix -el or as a diminutive of the noun houwe, from Old High German houwa (hoe), related to the verb houwan (to hew).

Alternatively or additionally, the word could be from Middle High German *heiel, diminutive of heie, from Old High German heia (battering ram), since related words in Central Franconian also mean “ram; wooden hammer; masher of an oil press”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Heel m (plural Heelen)

  1. hoe (tool)

Plautdietsch

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German and Old Saxon hol, from Proto-West Germanic *hol.

Noun

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Heel f (plural Heelen)

  1. cave, cavern