Heitrak

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heytraeck in 1420. Likely a compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and rak (“straight stretch, strip of land”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯t.rɑk/
  • Hyphenation: Heit‧rak

Proper noun

Heitrak n

  1. A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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