Oosthem

Dutch

Etymology

• (village) First attested as aesthem in 1453. Calque of West Frisian Easthim, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian āst (“east”) and hēm (“home, settlement”) or hem (“corner of alluvial land, inland polder”). The element east was added to distinguish the settlement from Westhem.
• (hamlet) First attested as Oestheem in 1525. Calque of West Frisian Easthim, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian āst (“east”) and hēm (“home, settlement”) or hem (“corner of alluvial land, inland polder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːst.ɦɛm/
• Hyphenation: Oost‧hem

Proper noun

Oosthem n

1. A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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