Hasselt
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Dutch
Etymology
- (Belgium) From the root of hazel (“hazel”).
- (Overijssel) First attested as haslet in 1227. Derived from Proto-Germanic *haslaz (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) or *hasala suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-uþi-. See also Dutch Low Saxon Asselt.
- (Dutch Limburg) First attested in 1326 as hasselt. Derived from Proto-Germanic *haslaz (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) or *hasala suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-uþi-.
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as die hasselt in 1382. Derived from Proto-Germanic *haslaz (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) or *hasala suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-uþi-.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hasselt n
- the capital city of Limburg, Belgium
- A city and former municipality of Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
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References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hasselt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
- "Hasselt" du dictionnaire des noms de lieux par Louis Deroy et Marianne Mullon, Usuels Robert, 1992