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