Schandelen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as schandelen in 1415. Etymology unknown. Perhaps a compound of schoon (“clean, free of weeds”) and either lo (“light forest”) or laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). Compare Schandelo and Schoonloo.
See also Limburgish Sjandele.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxɑn.də.lə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Schan‧de‧len
- Rhymes: -ɑndələn
Proper noun
Schandelen n
- A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN