Gasselte

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as gesholte in 1302, attested with certainty as gasselte in 1359. Etymology uncertain. It is unknown whether the oldest attestation refers to the current settlement or to a forest near Gees.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Gasselt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑ.səl.tə/
• Hyphenation: Gas‧sel‧te
• Rhymes: -ɑsəltə

Proper noun

Gasselte n

1. A village and former municipality of Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Gasselterboerveen
• Gasselternijveen

References

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