Lieshout
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Liessent (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as litholz in 1146. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of an uncertain first element and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The first element may be related to Old High German lesa (“wrinkle”) and Middle Dutch lese (“track, furrow”). Alternatively, the toponym may derive from an unknown word suffixed with the collectivising suffix Old Dutch *-uþi. Compare Boekend, Leesten, Leusden, Lieseind, Liessent, Ulvend and Vaareind.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlis.ɦɑu̯t/
- Hyphenation: Lies‧hout
Proper noun
Lieshout n
- A village and former municipality of Laarbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Raopersgat (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Lieshoutenaar
- Lieshouts
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN