Elsteren
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- 't Aèlstere (dialect form)
Etymology[edit]
First attested as elsler in 1251. The oldest attestation suggests a compound derived from els (“alder, Alnus”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). It is possible, however, that the oldest attestation is a scribal error, and that the toponym thus derives from a compound of els and Old Dutch *tere (“tree”). Compare Appeltern and the German hydronym Elster.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Elsteren n
- A hamlet in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN