gaspeldoorn

Betekenis (Engels)

gorse, specifically Ulex europaeus

Vertalings

ajonc

Stechginster

aulaga

tojo

whin

furze

tojo

gorse

aliaga

ginestrone

argelaga

Ulex

argelat

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɣɑs.pəlˌdɔːrn/

Etimologie (Engels)

From a diminutive of Middle Dutch gaspe (“buckle”) + doorn (“thorn”). The first element is a variant form of the same word that yielded modern gesp (“buckle”); an oft repeated theory to explain this etymology is that the thorns of this shrub were used as pins for clothing.