Oosterblokker

Dutch

Etymology

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

• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧blok‧ker

Proper noun

Oosterblokker n

1. A village in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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