Tjerkgaast
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as tzerckgeest in 1413. Borrowed from West Frisian Tsjerkgaast, a compound of Old Frisian tzercka (“church”) and gast (“elevated sandy land”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛrk.ɣaːst/
- Hyphenation: Tjerk‧gaast
Proper noun
Tjerkgaast n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN