Gorssel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as gerslo in 1275. Compound of either Middle Dutch gers (“grass”) or gerste (“barley, Hordeum”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɔr.səl/
Hyphenation: Gors‧sel
Rhymes: -ɔrsəl

Proper noun edit

Gorssel n

A village and former municipality of Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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