Etymology In its original German form of Kog the word meant " high land in front of the dyke ". This has survived in the modern Dutch word kaag, having been borrowed as a result of dyke construction.By contrast, koog now means "land enclosed by dykes". From the Dithmarschen word koch (15th/16th centuries) it went into the Danish language as kog. In North Frisian it is kuch. The spelling koog was used by the poet, Michael Richey, in 1755 and, around 1700, what is now the port of Cuxhaven was still called Koogshaven.Friedrich Kluge: Etymologisches Wörterbuch. De Gruyter, Berlin 1975, Lemma Kog. Polders In the Netherlands and in the adjacent regions of East Frisia the word polder (Low German: Poller) is more commonly used for land enclosed by embankments and it may be related to Pfuhl ("murky pool" or "dirty puddle").Friedrich Kluge: Etymologisches Wörterbuch. De Gruyter, Berlin 1975, Lemma Polder. However, in English, the term polder has wider meanings. In the eastern part of East Frisia and in the Oldenburg Land, the word groden is still used. Groden The term groden (c.f. the English verb "to grow") is used especially in Lower Saxony and refers to new areas of land washed up by the sea. Sediments are deposited by the sea on mud flats when the tides change. After reaching a certain height, the land is dyked. Dyked land becomes innengroden. As a result of draining the fertile soil compacts and, over time, can sink until it is below sea level. The rising sea level in front of the dyke and the sinking of the old, now drained, sea areas behind the dyke leads to further dykes being built at an ever-higher level to enclose the newly dyked areas of marsh. In this way a so-called "polder staircase" is formed.Klimapfad Sande, Seite 22 (pdf; 1.5 MB), retrieved 20 May 2013
Etymology Unlike the modern German meaning, Ingvaeonic *kāg, Old Dutch *kōg, as well as the modern Dutch word koog and West Frisian Dutch kaag designate(d) " land outside the dike ". In the Netherlands it primarily survives in place names (e.g. De Koog, Koog aan de Zaan, Kaag).Koog at etymologiebank.nl From the Dithmarschen word koch (15th/16th centuries) it went into the Danish language as kog. In North Frisian it is kuch. The spelling koog was used by the poet, Michael Richey, in 1755 and, around 1700, what is now the port of Cuxhaven was still called Koogshaven.Friedrich Kluge: Etymologisches Wörterbuch. De Gruyter, Berlin 1975, Lemma Kog. Polders In the Netherlands and in the adjacent regions of East Frisia the word polder (Low German: Poller) is used for land enclosed by embankments from where the water is artificially drained. The etymology of the word polder/poller is unclear but it is probably related to English pool.Polder at etymologiebank.nl Groden The term groden (c.f. the English verb "to grow") used in Lower Saxony , particularly in the eastern part of East Frisia and in the Oldenburg Land, refers to new areas of land washed up by the sea. Sediments are deposited by the sea on mud flats when the tides change. After reaching a certain height, the land is dyked. Dyked land becomes innengroden. As a result of draining the fertile soil compacts and, over time, can sink until it is below sea level. The rising sea level in front of the dyke and the sinking of the old, now drained, sea areas behind the dyke leads to further dykes being built at an ever-higher level to enclose the newly dyked areas of marsh. In this way a so-called "polder staircase" is formed.Klimapfad Sande, Seite 22 (pdf; 1.5 MB), retrieved 20 May 2013
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In its original German form of Kog the word meant
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high land in front of the dyke
land outside the dike
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This has survived in the modern Dutch word kaag, having been borrowed as a result of dyke construction.By contrast, koog now means "land enclosed by dykes".
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and it may be related to Pfuhl ("murky pool" or "dirty puddle").Friedrich Kluge: Etymologisches Wörterbuch. De Gruyter, Berlin 1975, Lemma Polder. However, in English, the term polder has wider meanings. In the eastern part of East Frisia and in the Oldenburg Land, the word groden is still used.
from where the water is artificially drained. The etymology of the word polder/poller is unclear but it is probably related to English pool.Polder at etymologiebank.nl
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, particularly in the eastern part of East Frisia and in the Oldenburg Land,