Stieltjeskanaal
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Stieltjeskanaal in 1899. Compound of Stieltjes (“a surname”) and kanaal (“canal”). Named after engineer Thomas J. Stieltjes (1819-1878), whose company received a concession to dig the canal in 1880.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Stieltieskanaol.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editStieltjeskanaal n
- A village in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN