Taarlo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as arlo in 820. Compound of Old Dutch *are (“maple”) and lo (“light forest”). The initial T- derives from a contraction of the preposition te (“at”) into the word. Compare Aarle, Aarle-Rixtel, Ten Arlo and Tynaarlo.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Toarl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːr.loː/
  • Hyphenation: Taar‧lo

Proper noun

Taarlo n

  1. a village in Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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