Etymology[edit]
First attested as Abstee around 1563. Compound of Abbe (“a personal name”) and stede (“place”). Compare Abstede.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Ab‧be‧ste‧de
Proper noun[edit]
Abbestede n
- A hamlet in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “abbestede”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
