Kâssele
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- Kastenroaj (Venlo)
Etymology
First attested as casterloe in 1409. Possibly a compound of Latin castra (“encampment”) + lo (“clearing of trees”), though this is deemed unlikely by the lack of archeological evidence of a Roman presence. Another possibility could be Middle Dutch *caster (“chestnut tree”) + lo (see *kastannjā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.sə.lə/
Proper noun
Kâssele n (Veldeke spelling)
- Castenray (a village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands)
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN