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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as langelo around 1100. Compound of over (“upper, upstream”) and a secondary compound of lang (“long, elongated”) and lo (“light forest”). The element over was added to distinguish the settlement from Neerlangel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoː.vərˈlɑ.ŋəl/
- Hyphenation: Over‧lan‧gel
- Rhymes: -ɑŋəl
Proper noun
Overlangel n
- A village in Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: Nachtgraversrijk (Carnival nickname)
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN