Arkel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as arclo in 999. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *arga- (“bad, worthless”) or Old Dutch Arho (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Archem.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɑr.kəl/
Hyphenation: Ar‧kel

Proper noun edit

Arkel n

A village and former municipality of Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “arkel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN