Hoogstraat
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (Limburg) Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”). See also Limburgish Hoeëgstraot.
- (Eersel) First attested as ten straete in the 14th century. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”).
- (Son en Breugel) First attested as de strate in 1311. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hoogstraat n
- A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Son en Breugel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN