Poelgeest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as polgest in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch pol (“pool, swampy stagnant water”) and gest (“elevated sandy land”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Poel‧geest

Proper noun

Poelgeest n

  1. a neighbourhood of Oegstgeest, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “poelgeest”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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