Ansloo
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adapted borrowing of Old Norse Ósló, Ásló, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + *lauhaz (“clearing, meadow”).
Proper noun
[edit]Ansloo n
- Oslo (a city and municipality, the capital of Norway; official name: Oslo)
Usage notes
[edit]First used in 1398. The name of Norway’s capital city until 1624 when it was renamed to Christiania.
Related terms
[edit]- loo (“clearing in a forest”)