Uffelte

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uphelte in 1040. Compound of either Old Dutch ûf (“owl”) or up (“up, higher”) and Proto-Germanic *hultiþja- (“forest”). Compare Uffelse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʏ.fəl.tə/
• Hyphenation: Uf‧fel‧te

Proper noun

Uffelte n

1. A village in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Uffelter

References

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