English
Oostzaan
Oostzaan comes from Dutch Oostzaan, and goes back to Middle Dutch oest ‘east-, eastern’.
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500oest‘east-, eastern’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentOostzaan
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500oest‘east-, eastern’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentOostzaan
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Middle Dutch oest
Today it means
name A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Dutch oest / Oostzaan