Weerselo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as werslo in 1157-1164. Compound of either Old Dutch wers (“wild, rough”) or Wero (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeːr.səˌloː/
  • Hyphenation: Weer‧se‧lo

Proper noun

Weerselo n

  1. A village and former municipality of Dinkelland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Weerseloër
  • Weerselos

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