Eesterga
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Eestergae in 1505. Likely derived from a compound of Old Frisian ees (“farmland next to a village”) or ā (“watercourse, river”) and gâ (“village, village area”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name. Compare Eestrum.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEesterga 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