Haspel

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as HASPEL (DE) in 1844. Derived from haspel (“yarn winch”). Named after a winch-shaped bend made by the nearby Grift river. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Has‧pel Homophone: haspel === Proper noun === Haspel n a hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Haspel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German haspel, from Old High German haspil, from Proto-West Germanic *haspilaz, from Proto-Germanic *haspulaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ (“clasp; hasp; reel”). More at hasp. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Haspel f (genitive Haspel, plural Haspeln) or Haspel m (strong, genitive Haspels, plural Haspel) reel (device for a harvesting machine) bobbin windlass swift, niddy-noddy Synonyms: Garnwinde, Nicker ==== Declension ==== Feminine: Masculine: === Further reading === “Haspel” in Duden online