Oostmijzen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as Oostmysen in 1639. Compound of oost (east-, eastern) and a word which may derive from or be cognate to Middle Dutch mies (wetland). Compare De Meije, Mijdrecht, Mijnden, Misson and Mite.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Oost‧mij‧zen

Proper noun

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Oostmijzen n

  1. A hamlet in Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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