Oostlaar

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as oesterle in 1293. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and lo (“light forest”). The second element was gradually replaced with laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈoːst.laːr/
Hyphenation: Oost‧laar

Proper noun edit

Oostlaar n

A hamlet in Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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