Arkel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as arclo in 999. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *arga- (“bad, worthless”) or Old Dutch Arho (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Archem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑr.kəl/
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧kel

Proper noun

Arkel n

  1. a village and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Arkelnaar
  • Arkels

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “arkel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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