Achtersloot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aftersloten in 1267. Compound of Middle Dutch after (“back, behind”) and sloet (“ditch”). Named after a nearby watercourse running behind a set of plots of land.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ach‧ter‧sloot

Proper noun

Achtersloot n

  1. A hamlet in IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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