Oostbuurt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ostburon in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch ost (“east-, eastern”) and bur (“house, cottage”). The second element was gradually replaced by buurt (“hamlet”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Oost‧buurt

Proper noun

Oostbuurt n

A hamlet in Westland, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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