Heusden

1. (neuter) Heusden (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)
2. (neuter) a village in Asten, North Brabant, Netherlands

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦøːz.də(n)/

Etymology

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌶𐌳

Cognate with Old English: hord

Cognate with Old Saxon: hord

In summary

* (Heusden) First attested as husedinne in 1286. The toponym has been interpreted as Proto-Germanic *husid-inja- (“place of refuge, secure location”), in turn derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to hide, to occlude”) and related to Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌶𐌳 (huzd, “treasure, hoard”), Old English hord (“hoard, treasure”) and Old Saxon hord (“hidden courtyard, treasure”). Alternative interpretations include Proto-Celtic *Kusidiniom (literally “settlement of Kusidinios”) and Proto-Germanic *hus-idh-umnjô- (“place of houses”). Compare Huizinge, Huisduinen and Opheusden.
* (Asten) First attested as Heusden in 1794. Etymology unknown. It is impossible to determine whether the toponym is related to that of the city of Heusden due to a paucity of old attestations.

Concepts

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Translations

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