Afsched
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Potentially attested as ascet in 1302, attested with certainty as AFSCHED of Asched, ook wel Afzet in 1839. If the oldest attestations refer to the current settlement, the toponym is a derivation from Old Dutch askethe (“ash (Fraxinus excelsior) forest”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Afsched n
- A hamlet in Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN