Uffelte

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uphelte in 1040. Compound of either Old Dutch ûf (“owl”) or up (“up, higher”) and Proto-Germanic *hultiþja- (“forest”). Compare Uffelse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʏ.fəl.tə/
  • Hyphenation: Uf‧fel‧te

Proper noun

Uffelte n

  1. a village in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Uffelter

References

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