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