Oostmijzen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Oostmysen in 1639. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and a word which may derive from or be cognate to Middle Dutch mies (“wetland”). Compare De Meije, Mijdrecht, Mijnden, Misson and Mite.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Oost‧mij‧zen

Proper noun edit

Oostmijzen n

A hamlet in Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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