Groot Agelo

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as de agelo in 1252. Derived from groot (“great, big”) and a compound of Old Dutch Ago (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein Agelo.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣroːt ˈaː.ɣəˌloː/
Hyphenation: Groot Age‧lo

Proper noun edit

Groot Age lo n

A hamlet in Dinkelland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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