Akersloot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ekerslato in 1083. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian slato (“ditch”). The first element may potentially derive from a (variant of) Old Frisian ekker (“farmland”). The first element is unlikely to derive from a personal name or from aker (“acorn”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Aker‧sloot

Proper noun

Akersloot n

  1. A village and former municipality of Castricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Akersloter
  • Akersloots

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “akersloot”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.