Gammelke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gamminclo in 1272. Compound of Old Dutch Gammo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑ.məl.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Gam‧mel‧ke

Proper noun

Gammelke n

  1. a hamlet in Dinkelland, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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