Elst.
a village and former municipality of Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village and former municipality of Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands
a village in Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands
a hamlet in Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
The settlement in Gelderland is first attested as heliste in 726. The settlement in Utrecht is first attested as elscher maelstat in 1448. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *alhistiją (“shrine, holy place”). An alternative etymology interprets the name as referring to an ancient hydronym. Compare Aalst, Maasniel, Nieuwaal, Niel, Niel-bij-As, Nivele and Waldniel.
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