Moerslag
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst 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.
See also Limburgish Moersjelt.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMoerslag n
- A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN