Moerslag

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as moerselo and morslo in 1390. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch mors (“land next to water, marshland, pasture”) and lo (“light forest, pool”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted as slag (“division of lands to be converted to farmland”). Compare Moorsel.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmuːr.slɑx/
Hyphenation: Moer‧slag

Proper noun edit

Moerslag n

A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN