English
Ooststellingwerf
Ooststellingwerf comes from Dutch oost ‘east-, eastern’, and goes back to Middle Dutch stelling ‘administrator’.
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500stelling‘administrator’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentoost‘east-, eastern’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentOoststellingwerf
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500stelling‘administrator’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentoost‘east-, eastern’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentOoststellingwerf
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Middle Dutch stelling
Today it means
name A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Dutch stelling / Ooststellingwerf