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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as drungele in 1270. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a compound of a term cognate with Old Norse drengr (“thick branch”) and lo (“light forest”) or a derivation from a hydronym cognate with dringen (“to push, to shove”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɔ.ŋə.lə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Dron‧ge‧len
- Rhymes: -ɔŋələn
Proper noun
Drongelen n
- A village and former municipality of Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN