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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as rottehaule in 1393. Borrowed from West Frisian Rotsterhaule, a compound of the toponym Rottum and an element potentially cognate to Old English hafola (“head”), referring here to an elevated place.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌrɔt.stərˈɦɑu̯.lə/
- Hyphenation: Rot‧ster‧hau‧le
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯lə
Proper noun
Rotsterhaule n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN