Gorssel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gerslo in 1275. Compound of either Middle Dutch gers (“grass”) or gerste (“barley, Hordeum”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɔr.səl/
  • Hyphenation: Gors‧sel
  • Rhymes: -ɔrsəl

Proper noun

Gorssel n

  1. A village and former municipality of Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Gorsselnaar
  • Gorssels

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