Etymology

heuweltjie

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Today it means: A kind of large mound, of disputed origin, above or near the surface of the landscape in parts of South Africa. Full definition →

Dutch heuveltje
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The story

  1. Dutch · derived fromheuveltje“hillock”
  2. English todayheuweltjie

From Afrikaans, from Dutch heuveltje (“hillock”).

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