Laag-Keppel

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Laag-Keppel n

1. A city in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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