Ter Laan

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Terlaan in 1522. Derived from an inflected form of te (“at”) and Dutch Low Saxon laan (“lane, path used by a farmer to reach a plot of farmland while riding a horse-drawn carriage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛr ˈlaːn/
• Hyphenation: Ter Laan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Proper noun

Ter Laan n

1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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