Akersloot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ekerslato in 1083. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian slato (“ditch”). The first element may potentially derive from a (variant of) Old Frisian ekker (“farmland”). The first element is unlikely to derive from a personal name or from aker (“acorn”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Aker‧sloot

Proper noun

Akersloot n

1. A village and former municipality of Castricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Akersloter
• Akersloots

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “akersloot”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN