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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Hetzenbergh in 1751. Compound of Limburgish hetze (“gnome”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to heks (“witch”).
See also Limburgish Hekseberg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛk.sə(n)ˌbɛrx/
- Hyphenation: Hek‧sen‧berg
Proper noun
Heksenberg n
- A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN