Ansloo
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Adapted borrowing of Old Norse Ósló, Ásló, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + *lauhaz (“clearing, meadow”).
Proper noun edit
Ansloo n
- Oslo (a city and municipality, the capital of Norway; official name: Oslo)
Usage notes edit
First used in 1398. The name of Norway’s capital city until 1624 when it was renamed to Christiania.
Related terms edit
- loo (“clearing in a forest”)