Oosterblokker

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as oesterbloecwere around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern”), bloc (“farmland enclosed by a ditch or fence”) and were (“enclosed piece of land located between two ditches”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧blok‧ker

Proper noun edit

Oosterblokker n

A village in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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