Maaldrift

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as maeldrift in 1437. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch mael (“quicksand”) and drift (“road used to drive cattle”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Maal‧drift

Proper noun

Maaldrift n

1. A hamlet in Wassenaar, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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