Tongerlo

== Dutch == === Etymology === (Belgium) First attested in 1267. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) (Horst aan de Maas) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) (Peel en Maas) First attested as tongerlo in 1425. Compound of an unclear first element (perhaps Middle Dutch *tonger (“unknown plant with an acrid taste”)) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Tongeren and Tungelroy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ŋərˌloː/ Hyphenation: Ton‧ger‧lo === Proper noun === Tongerlo n a village and former municipality of Bree, Belgium a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Tongerlonaar Tongerloos === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN