Elsteren

Dutch

Alternative forms

• 't Aèlstere (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as elsler in 1251. The oldest attestation suggests a compound derived from els (“alder, Alnus”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). It is possible, however, that the oldest attestation is a scribal error, and that the toponym thus derives from a compound of els and Old Dutch *tere (“tree”). Compare Appeltern and the German hydronym Elster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.stə.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: El‧ste‧ren

Proper noun

Elsteren n

1. A hamlet in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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