Fochteloo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as fyochtelo in 1408. Potentially derived from a compound of a term cognate to vocht (“moisture”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔx.təˌloː/
• Hyphenation: Foch‧te‧loo

Proper noun

Fochteloo n

1. A village in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Fochteloër, Fochteloërveen

 

References

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