sentences:  It could also be a typographical error in the source.The village's name, Hinzweiler, has the common German placename ending "—weiler", which as a standalone word means “hamlet” (originally “homestead”), to which is prefixed a syllable "Hinz—", believed to have arisen from a personal name, "Hinzo", suggesting that an early settler named Hinzo founded the village.Nevertheless, it is only with difficulty that anyone can confirm when the villages in the "Eßweiler Tal" with names ending in "—weiler" were founded.