Gasselternijveen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Nieuw Gasselter Veen in 1739. Compound of the toponym Gasselte, nij (“new”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Gasselterneiveen.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editGasselternijveen n
- A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN