Gees
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Potentially attested as gies in 1207 or 1208, attested with certainty as ghies in 1217. Etymology unknown. Potentially related to Proto-Germanic *gais (“infertile”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Gies.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Gees n
- A village in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN