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

1. A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN