Vlist

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in den vlist in 1259. The toponym is derived from the river name, which is potentially derived in turn from Middle Dutch vlies (“layer of intertwined vegetation growing on top of a swamp”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t or, alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *flu-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Vlist

Proper noun

Vlist n

1. A river in Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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

Further reading

• Vlist on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl