Oosthuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as asthusa minore in the 12th century. Compound of Old Frisian ast (“east-, eastern”) and the dative plural form of hus (“house”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Oost‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Oosthuizen n

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

Derived terms

• Oosthuizenaar
• Oosthuizens

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oosthuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN