Kâssele

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• Kastenroaj (Venlo)

Etymology

First attested as casterloe in 1409. Possibly a compound of Latin castra (“encampment”) + lo (“clearing of trees”), though this is deemed unlikely by the lack of archeological evidence of a Roman presence. Another possibility could be Middle Dutch *caster (“chestnut tree”) + lo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː.sə.lə/

Proper noun

Kâssele n (Veldeke spelling)

1. Castenray (a village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands)

References

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