Geesteren

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gelderland) First attested as gesterne in 1188. Perhaps a compound of geest (“elevated sandy land”) and a second component that has variously been interpreted as horn (“jutting piece of land”), Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”) or the dative plural form of heri. Compare Gasteren and Geijsteren.
• (Overijssel) Potentially attested as geysteren in 1268, attested with certainty as ghesteren in 1357. Perhaps a compound of geest (“elevated sandy land”) and a second component that has variously been interpreted as horn (“jutting piece of land”), Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”) or the dative plural form of heri. Compare Gasteren and Geijsteren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣeːs.tə.rən/
• Hyphenation: Gees‧te‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːstərən

Proper noun

Geesteren n

1. A village and former municipality of Berkelland, Gelderland, Netherlands
2. A village in Tubbergen, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Geesterenaar
• Geesterens
• West-Geesteren

References

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