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Akersloot
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ekerslato in 1083. Compound of an unclear first element and nl ofs slato ditch. The first element may potentially derive from a (variant of) ofs ekker farmland. The first element is unlikely to derive from a personal name or from nl aker acorn.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Akersloot.ogg
nl Aker sloot
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Castricum p/North Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Akersloter
nl Akersloots
References
akersloot