Gasteren

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in villa ghestre and apud ghesteren in 1298-1304. Potentially derived from a compound of geest (“elevated sandy land”) and Old Dutch *wari (“inhabitants”) or heri (“sandy ridge”). Compare Geesteren and Geijsteren.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Gaastern.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑs.tə.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Gas‧te‧ren
  • Rhymes: -ɑstərən

Proper noun

Gasteren n

  1. a village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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