Averlo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as varendeloe around 1300. Compound of Proto-Germanic *farnôþu- (“place of ferns”) and lo (“light forest”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to a form of over (“on the other side of”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.vərˌloː/
  • Hyphenation: Aver‧lo

Proper noun

Averlo n

  1. A hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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