Oostrum
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Limburg) Aostrem (dialect form)
Etymology edit
- (Friesland) First attested as aesterma zyl in 1449. Borrowed from West Frisian Eastrum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian āst (“east-, eastern”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).
- (Limburg) First attested as oesterham in 1257. Derived from a compound of ooster (“eastern”) and ham (“alluvial land deposited in the bend of a watercourse”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Oostrum n
- A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN