Terheijl

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de helle in 1325. Derived from Middle Dutch hel (“low-lying land, pool, slope”). The toponym was gradually reinterpreted to hel (“hell”), and later to heil (“salvation”) in order to give it a more positive bent.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌtɛrˈɦɛi̯l/
  • Hyphenation: Ter‧heijl
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Proper noun

Terheijl n

  1. A hamlet in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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