Gasteren
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in villa ghestre and apud ghesteren in 1298-1304. Potentially derived from a compound of geest (“elevated sandy land”) and Old Dutch *wari (“inhabitants”) or heri (“sandy ridge”). Compare Geesteren and Geijsteren.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Gaastern.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɑs.tə.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Gas‧te‧ren
- Rhymes: -ɑstərən
Proper noun
Gasteren n
- A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN