Oostlaar
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst 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
editProper noun
editOostlaar n
- A hamlet in Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN