Zoutkamp
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as soltcampum in 1418. Compound of Old Frisian salt (“salt”) and kamp (“enclosed piece of land”). The toponym may refer to the settlement's close proximity to the sea or to salt-extraction industries.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Zoltkamp.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editZoutkamp n
- A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN