Tjerkgaast

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tzerckgeest in 1413. Borrowed from West Frisian Tsjerkgaast, a compound of Old Frisian tzercka (“church”) and gast (“elevated sandy land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛrk.ɣaːst/
• Hyphenation: Tjerk‧gaast

Proper noun

Tjerkgaast n

1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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