Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as borch keppell in 1452. Compound of laag (low) and Old Dutch keppele (chapel). The element laag was added to distinguish the settlement from Hoog-Keppel.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌlaːx ˈkɛ.pəl/
  • Hyphenation: Laag-‧Kep‧pel
  • Rhymes: -ɛpəl

Proper noun edit

Laag-Keppel n

  1. A city in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “laag-keppel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN