Halsteren
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Altere (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as halst in 1272. Compound of Proto-Germanic *halha (“spur of a highland”) and Middle Dutch stert (“long, narrow ridge”). Compare De Asterd.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Halsteren n
- A village and former municipality of Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Altere (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN