Heesselt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hesola in 850. Perhaps a compound of hees (“brushwood”) and lo (“light forest”). The final -t is young.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.səlt/
• Hyphenation: Hees‧selt
• Rhymes: -eːsəlt

Proper noun

Heesselt n

1. A village in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Heesseltenaar
• Heesselts

References

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