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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Aerden-hout in 1517-1524. Compound of an unclear first element and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). A local etymology holds that the first element is derived from ander (“other”) (as opposed to Haarlemmerhout), but there are no old attestations which confirm this derivation.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Aer‧den‧hout
Proper noun
Aerdenhout n
- A village in Bloemendaal, North Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “aerdenhout”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN