Geistere

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Limburgish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

First attested as gesserne in 1236. Compound of geist (elevated sandy land) + heri (heath) (from Proto-West Germanic *harug, from Proto-Germanic *harugaz).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʝɛi̯s.tə.ʁə/

Proper noun[edit]

Geistere n (Veldeke spelling)

  1. Geijsteren (a village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands)

References[edit]

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