Westergeest

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Friesland) First attested as ghaest around 1333. Calque of West Frisian Westergeast, derived in turn from a compound of wester (“western, west-”) and Old Frisian gast (“elevated sandy land”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Wijgeest.
  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as Westegeest in 1562. Compound of wester- (“western”) and geest (“elevated sandy land”). Named after a polder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈɣeːst/ (Friesland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌɣeːst/ (Noord-Holland)
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧geest
  • Rhymes: -eːst

Proper noun

Westergeest n

  1. a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “westergeest”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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