Averlo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as varendeloe around 1300. Compound of Proto-Germanic *farnôþu- (“place of ferns”) and lo (“light forest”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to a form of over (“on the other side of”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.vərˌloː/
Hyphenation: Aver‧lo

Proper noun

Averlo n

a hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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