Ansloo

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Anslo

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Old Norse Ósló, Ásló, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + *lauhaz (“clearing, meadow”).

Proper noun

Ansloo n

1. Oslo (a city and municipality, the capital of Norway; official name: Oslo)

Usage notes

First used in 1398. The name of Norway’s capital city until 1624 when it was renamed to Christiania.

Related terms

• loo (“clearing in a forest”)