Doorslag

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as durslaghe in 1280-1287. Derived from Middle Dutch doreslach (“hole dug in a levee to connect two watercourses”). Named after a nearby canal created around 1285.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Door‧slag
• Homophone: doorslag

Proper noun

Doorslag n

1. A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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