Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as polgest in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch pol (pool, swampy stagnant water) and gest (elevated sandy land).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Poel‧geest

Proper noun edit

Poelgeest n

  1. A neighbourhood of Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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