Tongerlo

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Belgium) First attested in 1267. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
  • (Horst aan de Maas) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
  • (Peel en Maas) First attested as tongerlo in 1425. Compound of an unclear first element (perhaps Middle Dutch *tonger (“unknown plant with an acrid taste”)) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Tongeren and Tungelroy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ŋərˌloː/
  • Hyphenation: Ton‧ger‧lo

Proper noun

Tongerlo n

  1. a village and former municipality of Bree, Belgium
  2. a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Tongerlonaar
  • Tongerloos

References

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