Deest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dheste in 997. Etymology unknown. Of non-Germanic origins Proposed etymological relationships with does (“mossy peat, light turf, overgrown swampland”) and Old Dutch *hēsi (“brushwood”) do not have any basis in reality. Compare Diessen, Diest and Duisburg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deːst/
  • Hyphenation: Deest
  • Rhymes: -eːst

Proper noun

Deest n

  1. a village in Druten, Gelderland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Het Golvenrijk (Carnival nickname)

References

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