Fochteloo
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as fyochtelo in 1408. Potentially derived from a compound of a term cognate to vocht (“moisture”) and lo (“light forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔx.təˌloː/
- Hyphenation: Foch‧te‧loo
Proper noun
Fochteloo n
- A village in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN