Rijsel

(Îngilîzî)

Lille (the departmental capital of Nord department, France; the regional capital of Hauts-de-France)

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈrɛi̯.səl/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle Dutch mîras hatiye girtin: ijssel

In summary

From Middle Dutch risele, presumably from an older unattested *isele, a calque of Old French isle (“island”).
Like its French counterpart Lille, the name was rebracketed: The phrase ter isele (“at the islet”) was reinterpreted as te risele (“at Rijsel”).

Werger

Lille

Lille

Insula

Lille

ليل

Lille

Lilla

Lille

Lille

Lille

Lille

Lilla

Lilla

Λίλ