Oosterend.
a village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
a village in Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands
a village in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
* (Súdwest-Fryslân) First attested as aestereyende in 1378. Calque of West Frisian Easterein, derived from a compound of Old Frisian aester (“eastern”) and enda (“end”). * (Terschelling) First attested as apud Sanctum Nycolaum in 1296. Compound of ooster- (“eastern, east-”) and end (“end, edge”). See also West Frisian Aasterein. * (Noord-Holland) First attested as oesterenende in 1317. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern, east-”) and ende (“end, edge”). * (Opsterland) Calque of West Frisian Easterein, a compound of easter (“eastern”) and ein (“end”).
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