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 a village and former municipality of Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Drongelenaar Drongelens === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN