Gestel

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Gaastel (dialect form)

Etymology

Potentially attested as gestele around 1173, attested with certainty as ghestel in 1363. Derived from the common toponymic element gestel (“inn, guesthouse”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛs.təl/
  • Hyphenation: Ges‧tel
  • Rhymes: -ɛstəl

Proper noun

Gestel n

  1. a neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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