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Middegaal
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as middegael in 1387. Compound of nl dum midde middle, mid- and a second element of nl unknown etymology. Proposed etymologies for the second element include a derivation from a compound of either gem-pro *galan- rage, sing or nl gal bile, yellow and nl aa body of water, river or from gem-pro *alha- homestead, farmstead prefixed with the collectivising prefix odt ga-. Compare nl Gaal, nl Galder and nl Maasniel.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈmɪ.dəˌɣaːl/
nl Mid de gaal
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Meierijstad p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
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