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

1. A hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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