Akersloot

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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

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  • Hyphenation: Aker‧sloot

Proper noun

Akersloot n

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

Derived terms

References

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