Rotstergaast
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as rutnergast in 1315. Borrowed from West Frisian Rotstergaast, a compound of the toponym Rottum and Old Frisian gast (“elevated sandy land”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rotstergaast n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN