Geesteren

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Gelderland) First attested as gesterne in 1188. Perhaps a compound of geest (“elevated sandy land”) and a second component that has variously been interpreted as horn (“jutting piece of land”), Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”) or the dative plural form of heri. Compare Gasteren and Geijsteren.
  • (Overijssel) Potentially attested as geysteren in 1268, attested with certainty as ghesteren in 1357. Perhaps a compound of geest (“elevated sandy land”) and a second component that has variously been interpreted as horn (“jutting piece of land”), Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”) or the dative plural form of heri. Compare Gasteren and Geijsteren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣeːs.tə.rən/
  • Hyphenation: Gees‧te‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːstərən

Proper noun

Geesteren n

  1. a village and former municipality of Berkelland, Gelderland, Netherlands
  2. a village in Tubbergen, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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