Gijsselte
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as gislo in 1141, attested with certainty as in gisle in 1217. Compound of Proto-Germanic *gîsil (“young branch, twig”) and lo (“light forest”). The current ending on -elte developed under the influence of nearby toponyms.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Giesselte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɛi̯.səl.tə/
- Hyphenation: Gijs‧sel‧te
Proper noun
Gijsselte n
- A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN