Ter Laan

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Terlaan in 1522. Derived from an inflected form of te (“at”) and Dutch Low Saxon laan (“lane, path used by a farmer to reach a plot of farmland while riding a horse-drawn carriage”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɛr ˈlaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Ter Laan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Proper noun

Ter Laan n

  1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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