Achtersloot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aftersloten in 1267. Compound of Middle Dutch after (“back, behind”) and sloet (“ditch”). Named after a nearby watercourse running behind a set of plots of land.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Ach‧ter‧sloot

Proper noun

Achtersloot n

A hamlet in IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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