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, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Oosthuizenaar
  • Oosthuizens

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