Elsloo

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Limburg) Potentially attested as elisla in 1002, attested with certainty as eleslo in 1111. Compound of Old Dutch elis (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). See also Limburgish Aelse.
  • (Friesland) First attested as elslo in 1405. Compound of Middle Dutch els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). See also West Frisian Elslo and Dutch Low Saxon Else.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛls.loː/
  • Hyphenation: Els‧loo

Proper noun

Elsloo n

  1. a village and former municipality of Stein, Limburg, Netherlands
  2. a village in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Elsloër

References

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