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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as gunsela in 1107. Compound of either Woen (“name of a deity”) or a personal name derived from Proto-Germanic *wôð- (“rage, anger”) and either Old Dutch sele (“hall house”) or lo (“light forest”). Formerly an independent village.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋun.səl/
- Hyphenation: Woen‧sel
Proper noun
Woensel n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN