Hoogblokland

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as blocland in 1331. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and Middle Dutch blokland (“land without access to nearby roads”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Laagblokland.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Hoog‧blok‧land

Proper noun edit

Hoogblokland n

A village and former municipality of Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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