Oosthuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as asthusa minore in the 12th century. Compound of Old Frisian ast (“east-, eastern”) and the dative plural form of hus (“house”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Oost‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Oosthuizen n

  1. a village and former municipality of Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Oosthuizenaar
  • Oosthuizens

References

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