Kâssele

Limburgish

Alternative forms

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)

  1. Castenray (a village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands)

References

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