Oud-Loosdrecht

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as loesdrecht in 1298. Compound of oud (“old”), Middle Dutch loes (“drainage channel”) and -drecht (“ferry, watercourse”). The toponym contrasts with Nieuw-Loosdrecht.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Oud-‧Loos‧drecht

Proper noun edit

Oud-Loosdrecht n

A village in Wijdemeren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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