Averlo

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as varendeloe around 1300. Compound of Proto-Germanic *farnôþu- (“place of ferns”) and lo (“light forest”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to a form of over (“on the other side of”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.vərˌloː/
Hyphenation: Aver‧lo

Proper noun edit

Averlo n

A hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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