Drongelen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Dróngele (dialect spelling)

Etymology

First attested as drungele in 1270. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a compound of a term cognate with Old Norse drengr (“thick branch”) and lo (“light forest”) or a derivation from a hydronym cognate with dringen (“to push, to shove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɔ.ŋə.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Dron‧ge‧len
• Rhymes: -ɔŋələn

Proper noun

Drongelen n

1. A village and former municipality of Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Drongelenaar
• Drongelens

References

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