i’ve always wondered, where old zealand is, i can point to york, jersey, caledonia. oh never mind it’s in denmark The Netherlands (thanks for the correction @d00ery)
Ackshually, Zealand isn’t really Old Zealand because New Zealand is named after Zeeland, only the spelling has changed over time.
Relation to New Zealand
The island nation of New Zealand has no etymological relations to Zealand. New Zealand is named after the Dutch province of Zeeland, which is sometimes referred to as and/or anglicized to Zealand, but is not to be confused with the Danish island.
i’ve always wondered, where old zealand is, i can point to york, jersey, caledonia. oh never mind it’s in
denmarkThe Netherlands (thanks for the correction @d00ery)I thought it was the Netherlands https://www.britannica.com/story/where-is-old-zealand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealand
Ackshually, Zealand isn’t really Old Zealand because New Zealand is named after Zeeland, only the spelling has changed over time.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealand#Etymology
well, shit, you learn something new every day, don’tcha. thanks for the lesson.