Hasselt

== Dutch == === Etymology === (Belgium) From the root of hazel (“hazel”). (Overijssel) First attested as haslet in 1227. Derived from Proto-Germanic *haslaz (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) or *hasala suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-uþi-. See also Dutch Low Saxon Asselt. (Dutch Limburg) First attested in 1326 as hasselt. Derived from Proto-Germanic *haslaz (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) or *hasala suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-uþi-. (Noord-Brabant) First attested as die hasselt in 1382. Derived from Proto-Germanic *haslaz (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) or *hasala suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-uþi-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɑ.səlt/ Hyphenation: Has‧selt Rhymes: -ɑsəlt === Proper noun === Hasselt n the capital city of Limburg, Belgium a city and former municipality of Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands a hamlet in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands a neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Hasselaar Hasselts Hasselderheide Stokhasselt === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Hasselt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN "Hasselt" du dictionnaire des noms de lieux par Louis Deroy et Marianne Mullon, Usuels Robert, 1992