Oud-Loosdrecht

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as loesdrecht in 1298. Compound of oud (“old”), Middle Dutch loes (“drainage channel”) and -drecht (“ferry, watercourse”). The toponym contrasts with Nieuw-Loosdrecht.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Oud-‧Loos‧drecht

Proper noun

Oud-Loosdrecht n

  1. a village in Wijdemeren, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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