Geestdorp

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as ghersdorp in 1272. Compound of Middle Dutch gers (“grass, grassland, pasture”) and dorp (“farmstead, village, subsidiary settlement”).

Compare Gaastmeer.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Geest‧dorp

Proper noun edit

Geestdorp n

A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “geestdorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN