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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Oostmysen in 1639. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and a word which may derive from or be cognate to Middle Dutch mies (“wetland”). Compare De Meije, Mijdrecht, Mijnden, Misson and Mite.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Oost‧mij‧zen
Proper noun
Oostmijzen n
- A hamlet in Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oostmijzen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN