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.

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