Tatelaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tateler in 1431. Initially the name of a field derived from Middle Dutch tatelen (“to shake”) or a compound of taten (“to shake”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). In both etymologies the name refers to the field's damp, unstable soil.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaː.təˌlaːr/
  • Hyphenation: Ta‧te‧laar

Proper noun

Tatelaar n

  1. A neighborhood of Zevenaar, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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