Haastrecht

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Haastert (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as havekesdret in 1108. Compound of Old Dutch Haveke (a personal name) and dreht (“ferry, watercourse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦaːs.trɛxt/
  • Hyphenation: Haas‧trecht

Proper noun

Haastrecht n

  1. a city and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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