Vlodrop

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as flothorp in 943. Compound of dialectal vlo (“stream, river”) and a metathised form of dorp (“village, settlement”). The interpration of the first element as Proto-Germanic *flôh- (“rocky layer”) is incorrect.

See also Limburgish Vlorp, Vlórp, Vloearep.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvloː.drɔp/
Hyphenation: Vlo‧drop

Proper noun edit

Vlodrop n

A village and former municipality of Roerdalen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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