Vaesrade

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as wastrode in 1139, attested with certainty as vaesrode in 1230. Derived from a compound of Latin vastum (“wasteland”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). The popular interpretation of the first element as a derivation from the name of Saint Servatius of Tongeren is incorrect.

See also Limburgish Vaosje.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːs.raː.də/
  • Hyphenation: Vaes‧ra‧de
  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Proper noun

Vaesrade n

  1. A village and former municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Vaesradenaar

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