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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
- A hamlet in IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “achtersloot”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN