Laagblokland

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as nederbloclant in 1407. Compound of laag (“low”) and Middle Dutch blokland (“land without access to nearby roads”). The element laag was added to distinguish the settlement from Hoogblokland.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Laag‧blok‧land

Proper noun edit

Laagblokland n

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

References edit

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