Midsland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as midslants in 1412. Calque of West Frisian Midslân, derived from a compound of Old Frisian mid (“middle, mid-”) and land (“land”).

See also West Frisian Midslân.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪts.lɑnt/
• Hyphenation: Mids‧land

Proper noun

Midsland n

1. A village in Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Midsland Noord

References

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