Calslagen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as kaueslo in 1165. Compound of Middle Dutch calve (“calf”) or Calve (“a surname”) and lo (“light forest”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to slach (“division of land”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Cal‧sla‧gen
Proper noun
Calslagen n
- A hamlet in Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Kalslagen (historical)
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “calslagen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN