Arkel

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as arclo in 999. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *arga- (bad, worthless) or Old Dutch Arho (a personal name) and lo (light forest). Compare Archem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑr.kəl/
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧kel

Proper noun

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Arkel n

  1. A village and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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