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Dutch
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈɑr.kəl/
- Hyphenation: Ar‧kel
Proper noun
Arkel n
- A village and former municipality of Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “arkel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN