Calslagen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as kaueslo in 1165. Compound of Middle Dutch calve (“calf”) or Calve (“a surname”) and lo (“light forest”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to slach (“division of land”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Cal‧sla‧gen

Proper noun edit

Calslagen n

A hamlet in Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Kalslagen (historical)

References edit

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