Westlaren

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as Westlaren in 1936. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and the dative plural form of Old Dutch lar (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). The toponym is of a recent date and was formed after older toponyms such as Midlaren and Zuidlaren. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋɛstˈlaː.rə(n)/ Hyphenation: West‧la‧ren Rhymes: -aːrən === Proper noun === Westlaren n a neighbourhood of Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Westlaren”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN