Susteren

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as svestra in 714. Derived from a hydronym of pre-Germanic (possibly Celtic) origin. Potentially linked to Proto-Indo-European *seu- (“moist”) suffixed with -str.

See also Limburgish Zöstere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʏs.tə.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Sus‧te‧ren

Proper noun

Susteren n

1. A town and former municipality of Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Susterenaar
• Susterens
• Echt-Susteren

References

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