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Dutch
Etymology
First attested in 1700. Borrowed from West Frisian De Hel, of uncertain etymology. Potentially derived from Old Frisian hil (“hill, elevated place”), hel (“low-lying swampland”) or hellen (“place where turf is dried”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈɦɛl/
- Hyphenation: De Hel
- Rhymes: -ɛl
Proper noun
De Hel n
- A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN