Gasselte
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as gesholte in 1302, attested with certainty as gasselte in 1359. Etymology uncertain. It is unknown whether the oldest attestation refers to the current settlement or to a forest near Gees.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Gasselt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɑ.səl.tə/
- Hyphenation: Gas‧sel‧te
- Rhymes: -ɑsəltə
Proper noun
Gasselte n
- A village and former municipality of Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Gasselterboerveen
- Gasselternijveen
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN