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Etymology

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First attested as tollersteghe in 1260. Compound of Middle Dutch tol (toll, tollhouse) and stege (path, narrow road).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Tol‧steeg

Proper noun

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Tolsteeg n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Klein Covelswade (historical)

References

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