Overlangel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as langelo around 1100. Compound of over (“upper, upstream”) and a secondary compound of lang (“long, elongated”) and lo (“light forest”). The element over was added to distinguish the settlement from Neerlangel.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌoː.vərˈlɑ.ŋəl/
Hyphenation: Over‧lan‧gel
Rhymes: -ɑŋəl

Proper noun edit

Overlangel n

A village in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Nachtgraversrijk (Carnival nickname)

References edit

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