De Loj

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Limburgish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Attested in 1501 as 't Welreloo. A compound of the toponym Wel +‎ lo (“light forest”),[1] the second part comes from Proto-West Germanic *lauh, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (“field, meadow”). Compare Dutch Wellerlooi.

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Proper noun[edit]

De Loj (Veldeke spelling)

  1. A village in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands.
    Holonym: Baerge
    Meronym: Tuundörp

References[edit]

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