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Historical and etymological explanation of sea-related words

No, we do not refer a the definition of sea terms, but to the difficult task of having a team of experts explain the origin of a maximum number of words related to the sea and coast.

Roland
Desnerck
Magda
Devos
Nancy
Fockedey
Jan
Haspeslagh
Willem
Lanszweert
Jan
Parmentier
Jan
Seys
Johan
Termote
Tomas
Termote
Dries
Tys
Carlos
Van Cauwen-
berghe
Arnout
Zwaenepoel

If you wonder about the origin of all those special names of sandbanks and channels or want to know where the word ‘cod’ came from, this section is something for you! (in Dutch)

Toponym Non-toponym
Akkaertbank Bak- en Stuurboord
Balandbank Ben(ne)
Bligh Bank Boot/Schip
Broersbank Dolfijn
Buitenratel Dukdalf
Fairy Bank Duin
Gootebank/Gotebank Garnaal
Hinderbanken Kabeljauw
Koksijde en andere ides Kraaiennest
Kwintebank Lij - Loef
Lodewijkbank (Bank zonder naam) Loods
Negenvaam Mistpoefer
Oostdyck/Dyck Monsterrol
Paardenmarkt Mossel
't Potje Patrijspoort
Schelde Piraat
Sierra Ventana Polder
Thorntonbank Strand
Trapegeer Tros
Vlakte van de Raan Vierboete
Wandelaar Vismijn/Visafslag
Wellekombank Wulk
Wenduinebank Zandbank
Wielingen Zee

To be continued…

 

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