Baflo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bestlon [read: beftlon] in 944. Compound of Old Frisian befta (“back, behind”) and the dative plural form of lo (“light forest, pool”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Bavvelt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑf.loː/
  • Hyphenation: Baf‧lo

Proper noun

Baflo n

  1. A village and former municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Bafloër

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