Zanegeest

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Sanegeest in 1639. Likely a compound of Old Frisian sand (“sand”) and geest (“elevated sandy land”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Za‧ne‧geest

Proper noun

Zanegeest n

1. A hamlet in Bergen, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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