Westlaren

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Westlaren in 1936. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and the dative plural form of Old Dutch lar (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). The toponym is of a recent date and was formed after older toponyms such as Midlaren and Zuidlaren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛstˈlaː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: West‧la‧ren
• Rhymes: -aːrən

Proper noun

Westlaren n

1. A neighbourhood of Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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