Elsloo

Dutch

Etymology

• (Limburg) Potentially attested as elisla in 1002, attested with certainty as eleslo in 1111. Compound of Old Dutch elis (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). See also Limburgish Aelse.
• (Friesland) First attested as elslo in 1405. Compound of Middle Dutch els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). See also West Frisian Elslo and Dutch Low Saxon Else.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛls.loː/
• Hyphenation: Els‧loo

Proper noun

Elsloo n

1. A village and former municipality of Stein, Limburg, Netherlands
2. A village in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Elsloër

References

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