Assel
See also: assel
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as hasle in 814-815. Etymology uncertain. Possible etymologies include a compound derived from Proto-Germanic *hasi- (“brushwood”) and lo (“light forest”) or a derivation from hazel (“common hazel, Corylus avellana”). A third etymology proposes that the initial H- in the earliest attestations is an insertion and that the toponym may actually derive from as (“European ash, Fraxinus excelsior”). Compare Asselt, Nederasselt and Overasselt.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Assel n
- A hamlet in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from Latin asellus (“little donkey”) (because of the grey colour).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Assel f (genitive Assel, plural Asseln)
Declension edit
Declension of Assel [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Assel” in Duden online