Etymograph

English

Randstad

Randstad comes from Dutch Randstad.

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentRandstad
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentRandstad
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A region, a roughly crescent-shaped conurbation in the Netherlands which includes the four largest cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and The Hague) and surrounds the Groene Hart.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Dutch Randstad / Randstad