Drongelen

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Dróngele (dialect spelling)

Etymology edit

First attested as drungele in 1270. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a compound of a term cognate with Old Norse drengr (“thick branch”) and lo (“light forest”) or a derivation from a hydronym cognate with dringen (“to push, to shove”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdrɔ.ŋə.lə(n)/
Hyphenation: Dron‧ge‧len
Rhymes: -ɔŋələn

Proper noun edit

Drongelen n

A village and former municipality of Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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