Gorssel
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as gerslo in 1275. Compound of either Middle Dutch gers (“grass”) or gerste (“barley, Hordeum”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɔr.səl/
- Hyphenation: Gors‧sel
- Rhymes: -ɔrsəl
Proper noun
Gorssel n
- A village and former municipality of Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Gorsselnaar
- Gorssels
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN