Oude Leede

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as lede in 1199, attested with certainty as die lede in 1280-1287. Derived from oud (“old”) and Middle Dutch lede (“excavated or redirected watercourse, especially for marsh drainage”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Ou‧de Lee‧de

Proper noun edit

Oude Leede n

A hamlet in Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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