Hengelder

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hengerloe in 1433. Potentially a compound of heng (“slope, incline”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”). Compare Hengelo, Hengevelde and Hengforden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛ.ŋəl.dər/
  • Hyphenation: Hen‧gel‧der

Proper noun

Hengelder n

  1. A neighborhood of Zevenaar, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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