Drongelen

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Dróngele (dialect spelling)

Etymology

First attested as drungele in 1270. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a compound of a term cognate with Old Norse drengr (“thick branch”) and lo (“light forest”) or a derivation from a hydronym cognate with dringen (“to push, to shove”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔ.ŋə.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Dron‧ge‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋələn

Proper noun

Drongelen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Drongelenaar
  • Drongelens

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