Etymograph

English

Niel

Niel comes from Dutch Niel.

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentNiel
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentNiel
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

# (town): Borrowed from Dutch Niel. # (surname): Borrowed from French Niel.

Today it means

name A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Dutch Niel / Niel