Fallingbostel

German

Etymology

From Old Saxon Vastulingebūrstalle, from Vastulinge (descendants of Vastulo) + būr (dwelling) + *stall (position).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfalɪŋˈbɔstl̩/
  • Hyphenation: Fal‧ling‧bos‧tel; pre-1996: Fal‧ling‧bo‧stel

Proper noun

Fallingbostel n (proper noun, genitive Fallingbostels or (optionally with an article) Fallingbostel)

  1. a former name of in Bad Fallingbostel, administrative seat of Heidekreis district, Lower Saxony; used until 2002