Geestdorp
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ghersdorp in 1272. Compound of Middle Dutch gers (“grass, grassland, pasture”) and dorp (“farmstead, village, subsidiary settlement”).
Compare Gaastmeer.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Geest‧dorp
Proper noun
Geestdorp n
- A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “geestdorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN