Geerstraat

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Geerstroet in 1568. Compound of the microtoponym Geere (etymologically related to geer (“wedge shaped piece of land”)) and stroet (“marshy place overgrown with brushwood”). The second element was eventually reinterpreted as straat (“street”). Compare Laarstraat.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣeːr.straːt/
Hyphenation: Geer‧straat

Proper noun edit

Geerstraat n

A hamlet in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References edit

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