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Overasselt.

a village and former municipality of Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands

10 characters4 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˌoː.vəˈrɑ.səlt/
  1. a village and former municipality of Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as asle in the first quarter of the 13th century. Compound of over (“upper, upstream”) and a compound of Old Dutch asc (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) and lo (“light forest”). The element over is a late addition to distinguish the settlement from Nederasselt. Compare Assel and Asselt.

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