Susteren
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as svestra in 714. Derived from a hydronym of pre-Germanic (possibly Celtic) origin. Potentially linked to Proto-Indo-European *seu- (“moist”) suffixed with -str.
See also Limburgish Zöstere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʏs.tə.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Sus‧te‧ren
Proper noun
Susteren n
- A town and former municipality of Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Susterenaar
- Susterens
- Echt-Susteren
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “susteren”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN