Gasteren
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as in villa ghestre and apud ghesteren in 1298-1304. Potentially derived from a compound of geest (“elevated sandy land”) and Old Dutch *wari (“inhabitants”) or heri (“sandy ridge”). Compare Geesteren and Geijsteren.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Gaastern.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editGasteren n
- A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑstərən
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑstərən/3 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
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- nl:Villages in Drenthe, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Drenthe, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands