Ansloo
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAdapted borrowing of Old Norse Ósló, Ásló, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + *lauhaz (“clearing, meadow”).
Proper noun
editAnsloo n
- Oslo (a city and municipality, the capital of Norway; official name: Oslo)
Usage notes
editFirst 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”)