Poelgeest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as polgest in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch pol (“pool, swampy stagnant water”) and gest (“elevated sandy land”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Poel‧geest

Proper noun

Poelgeest n

1. A neighbourhood of Oegstgeest, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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