Rotsterhaule

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

  1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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