Grootegast

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as up de grote gast in 1502. Compound of groot (“big, great”) and Old Frisian gast (“elevated sandy land”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Lutjegast.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣroː.təˌɣɑst/
Hyphenation: Groo‧te‧gast

Proper noun edit

Grootegast n

A village and former municipality of Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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