Gijsselte

Potentially attested as gislo in 1141, attested with certainty as in gisle in 1217. Compound of Proto-Germanic *gîsil (“young branch, twig”) and lo (“light forest”). The current ending on -elte developed under the influence of nearby toponyms.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Giesselte.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛi̯.səl.tə/
• Hyphenation: Gijs‧sel‧te

Gijsselte n

1. A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

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