Geesteren

Dutch Etymology (Gelderland) First attested as gesterne in 1188. Perhaps a compound of nl geest elevated sandy land and a second component that has variously been interpreted as nl horn jutting piece of land, nl odt heri sandy ridge or the dative plural form of odt heri. Compare nl Gasteren and nl Geijsteren. (Overijssel) Potentially attested as geysteren in 1268, attested with certainty as ghesteren in 1357. Perhaps a compound of nl geest elevated sandy land and a second component that has variously been interpreted as nl horn jutting piece of land, nl odt heri sandy ridge or the dative plural form of odt heri. Compare nl Gasteren and nl Geijsteren. Pronunciation nl /ˈɣeːs.tə.rən/ nl Gees te ren nl eːstərən Proper noun n nl village/and/former municipality mun/Berkelland p/Gelderland c/Netherlands nl village mun/Tubbergen p/Overijssel c/Netherlands Derived terms nl Geesterenaar nl Geesterens nl West-Geesteren References